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Capital:
Jerusalem
Government:
Parliamentary Democracy
Current Head of Government:
Isaac Herzog
Economy:
  • Agriculture: 1.0%
  • Industry: 17.3%
  • Services: 81.7%
Population:
8,787,045 (includes populations of the Golan Heights or Golan Sub-District and also East Jerusalem, which was annexed by Israel after 1967) (July 2021 est.)
Land Size:
20,770 sq km (154th)
Major Ethnic Groups:
  • Jewish: 75.0%
  • Arab: 20.9%
  • Other: 4.1%
  • Religions:
  • Judaism 75.0%
  • Islam: 17.6%
  • Christianity: 2.0%
  • Other: 5.4%
  • Languages(s):
  • Hebrew (Official)
  • Arabic
  • English