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Capo di stato | Isaac Herzog |
Capo del Governo | Benjamin Netanyahu |
Forma Istituzionale | Parliamentary Republic |
Capitale | Jerusalem (the capital city is recognised by United States, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Guatemala and Honduras. The other countries of the United Nations have their embassies in Tel Aviv) |
Potere Legislativo | Unicameral Knesset (120 Members of Parliament) |
Potere Giudiziario | Supreme Court |
Ambasciatore in Italia | Alon Bar |
Area Totale | Around 22.000 km2 |
Terra | 21.643 km2 |
Clima | Temperate-tropical climate, very sunny with two different seasons: a rainy winter period from November to May, and a dry summer season for the other six months. |
Risorse Naturali | wood, potassium, copper, natural gas, phosphates, clay and sand |
Sintesi Economica | An economy based on a free and technologically advanced market, but It’s a bit restricted by an unequal income and a high price of housing and necessities |
Pil | $487 billion (December 2021) |
Pil pro capite (Parità di potere di acquisto) | $39.913 (December 2021) |
Esportazioni | $113.87 billion (2020 est.) |
Export partner | US 27.7%, China 9.12%, Palestine 6.57%, India 3.23%, Turkey 2.96% (2020) |
Importazioni | $96.53 billion (2020 est.) |
Import partner | China 13.2%, Turkey 6.86%, Germany 7.52%, Italy 4.08%, Netherlands 3.74% (2020) |
Trade With Italy | $4.61 billion (2021) |
Popolazione | 8.914.885 |
Population Growth | +1,44% (2022 est.) |
Etnie | Jewish 74.9%, and an Arabic minority about 20% |
Lingue | Hebrew (the official language) and Arabic (with a special status) |
Religione | Jewish 73.4%, Islam 17.8%, Christianity 1.9%, Druze 1.4%, other religions 4.4% |
Urbanizzazione | 92,8% (2022 est.) |
Alfabetizzazione | 97,8% |