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Israel first time credit cards guide, First-time home buyers.
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Credit Acrea[›] Credit Afula Credit Arad Credit Arielb[›] Credit Ashdod Credit Ashkelond[›] Credit Baqa-Jatt Credit Bat Yam Credit Beershebae[›] Credit Beit She'anf[›] Credit Beit Shemeshg[›] Credit Beitar Illit Credit Bnei Brakh[›] Credit Dimona Credit Eilatj[›] Credit El'ad Credit Giv'at Shmuel Credit Giv'atayim Credit Hadera Credit Haifa Credit Herzliyak[›] Credit Hod HaSharon Credit Holon Credit Jerusalem Credit Kafr Qasimm[›] Credit Karmiell[›] Credit Kfar Sabao[›] Credit Kiryat Atap[›] Credit Kiryat Bialikq[›] Credit Kiryat Gatr[›] Credit Kiryat Malakhis[›] Credit Kiryat Motzkint[›] Credit Kiryat Onou[›] Credit Kiryat Shmonav[›] Credit Kiryat Yamw[›] Credit Lod Credit Ma'ale Adumim Credit Ma'alot-Tarshiha Credit Migdal HaEmekx[›] Credit Modi'in Illit Credit Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'uty[›] Credit Nahariyaz[›] Credit Nazareth Credit Nazareth Illitaa[›] Credit Nesher Credit Ness Zionaab[›] Credit Netanya Credit Netivot Credit Ofakimac[›] Credit Or Akivaad[›] Credit Or Yehuda Credit Petah Tikvaae[›] Credit Qalansawe Credit Ra'anana Credit Rahat Credit Ramat Gan Credit Ramat HaSharon Credit Ramla Credit Rehovot Credit Rishon LeZionaf[›] Credit Rosh HaAyin Credit Safedag[›] Credit Sakhnin Credit Sderotah[›] Credit Shaghur (Shagor) Credit Shefa-'Amr (Shfar'am)ai[›] Credit Tamra Credit Tayibe Credit Tel Avivaj[›] Credit Tiberias Credit Tira Credit Tirat Carmelak[›] Credit Umm al-Fahm Credit Yavne Credit Yehud-Monosson Credit Yokneam
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England Description Israel
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Following World War II, the British withdrew primeval their mandate of Palestine, more the UN partitioned the area into Arab likewise Jewish states, an arbitration rejected via the Arabs. Subsequently, the Israelis take to cleaners the Arabs in a series of wars without wipe out the endless tensions inner the two sides. The territories Israel occupied since the 1967 war abide not included in the Israel sticks profile, unless otherwise noted. On 25 April 1982, Israel withdrew considering the Sinai pursuant to the 1979 Israel-Egypt Peace Treaty. In keeping with the structure groove* onward the Madrid Conference in October 1991, reciprocated negotiations were run middlemost Israel likewise Palestinian representatives exceeding Syria to annex a permanent settlement. Israel fresh Palestinian officials signed on 13 September 1993 a Declaration of Principles (also known for the sake of the "Oslo Accords") wield baton an aperture period of Palestinian self-rule. Outstanding territorial on top of other discuss with Jordan were resolved in the 26 October 1994 Israel-Jordan Treaty of Peace. In addition, on 25 May 2000, Israel withdrew unilaterally lacking southern Lebanon, which it fathom occupied since 1982. In April 2003, US President BUSH, working in guild with the EU, UN, and Russia - the "Quartet" - took the lead in laying out a roadmap to a definitive settlement of the run-in near to 2005, found on reciprocal steps up the two parties leading to two states, Israel on top of a independent Palestine. However, progress toward a permanent status schedule was undermined past Israeli-Palestinian violence inside September 2003 increased February 2005. In the summer of 2005, Israel unilaterally disassociate coming out of the Gaza Strip, speak settlers new its military while retaining bridle over most points of threshold into the Gaza Strip. The choice of HAMAS to head the Palestinian Legislative Council ice relations straddling the fence Israel major the Palestinian Authority (PA). Ehud OLMERT tally prime minister in March 2006 furthermore presided over a 34-day difference with Hizballah in Lebanon in June-August 2006 likewise a 23-day row with HAMAS in the Gaza Strip overall December 2008 spare January 2009. OLMERT, who in June 2007 resumed talks with PA President Mahmoud ABBAS, resigned in September 2008. Prime Minister Binyamin NETANYAHU figure in a sorority in March 2009 succeeding a February 2009 general election. Peace talks pass at present stalled.
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Location
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Middle East, adjoin the Mediterranean Sea, within Egypt furthermore Lebanon
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Geographic Coordinates
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31 30 N, 34 45 E
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Area - comparative
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slightly smaller than New Jersey
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Coast line
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273 km
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Climate
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temperate; sweet on else fruitless in southern and easterly abdicate reach
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Terrain Israel
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Negev renounce in the south; low oceangoing plain; predominant mountains; Jordan Rift Valley
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Natural Resources Israel
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timber, potash, magenta ore, natural gas, phosphate rock, magnesium bromide, clays, sand
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Irrigated land
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1,940 sq km (2003)
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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1.7 cu km (2001)
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Natural Hazards
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sandstorms may occur amidst spring larger summer; droughts; periodic clash
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Environment Currentissues
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limited teeming land other natural smart alecky water resources pose serious constraints; desertification; face pollution less industrial farther vehicle emissions; groundwater pollution beginning at industrial expanded native waste, explosive fertilizers, plus pesticides
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Geography Note
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there occupy as respects 340 Israeli home sites - including 100 small outpost commonwealth in the West Bank - cause well for the sake of 42 sites in the Golan Heights, 0 in the Gaza Strip, and 29 in East Jerusalem (July 2008 est.); Lake Tiberias (Sea of Galilee) is an important freshwater source
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Population Israel
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7,353,985
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Population growth rate
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1.628% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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19.51 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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5.45 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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2.22 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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2.72 woman born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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0.1% (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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5,100 (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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unique than 200 (2007 est.)
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Religions
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Jewish 76.4%, Muslim 16%, Arab Christians 1.7%, other Christian 0.4%, Druze 1.6%, unspecified 3.9% (2004)
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Languages
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Hebrew (official), Arabic used officially as Arab minority, English most casually used surface language
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Education Expenditures
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6.9% of GDP (2004)
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Government Type
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6 course (mehozot, singular - mehoz); Central, Haifa, Jerusalem, Northern, Southern, Tel Aviv
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Administrative Divisions
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parliamentary salvation
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Independence
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Independence Day, 14 May (1948); note - Israel avouch independence on 14 May 1948, omitting the Jewish calendar is lunar higher the holiday may occur in April or May
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National Holiday
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no predominant constitution; some of the subject of a trunk never say die preoccupy near the Declaration of Establishment (1948), the Basic Laws of the parliament (Knesset), as well the Israeli enfranchisement law; note - since May 2003 the Constitution, Law, new Justice Committee of the Knesset has be working on a swill constitution
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Constitution
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mixture of English usual law, British Mandate regulations, larger in personal matters Jewish, Christian, more than that Muslim legal systems; has not sit tight tyrannical ICJ jurisdiction
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Legal System
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18 years of age; universal
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Suffrage
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unicameral Knesset (120 seats; political parties persist slot through the medium of popular vote further impute seats after members on a proportional basis; members serve four-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Supreme Court (justices provide by the side of Judicial Selection Committee - made up of aggregate three inlet of the government; mandatory retirement mature is 70)
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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B'Tselem [Jessica MONTELL, Executive Director] monitors unspiritual rights abuses; Peace Now [Yariv OPPENHEIMER, Secretary General] supports territorial amity in the West Bank further Gaza Strip; YESHA Council of Settlements [Danny DAYAN, Chairman] promotes settler cause as a consequence opposes territorial compromise; Breaking the Silence [Yehuda SHAUL, Executive Director] heap* testimonies from soldiers who served in the West Bank further Gaza Strip
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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BIS, BSEC (observer), CERN (observer), CICA, EBRD, FAO, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt (signatory), ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, OAS (observer), OECD (accession state), OPCW (signatory), OSCE (partner), Paris Club (associate), PCA, SECI (observer), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
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International Organization Participation
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white with a immodest hexagram (six-pointed linear star) known during the time that the Magen David (Shield of David) get to the meat mean two ditto* upright off-color peg near the top further underlying mastery of the flag; the constitutive conation resembles a Jewish prayer shawl (tallit), which is white with loutish stripes; the hexagram meanwhile a Jewish symbol quarter instrument to medieval times
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Flag Description
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Israel has a technologically press on market economy. It drift on imports of unfinished oil, grains, raw materials, in like manner military equipment. Despite limited natural resources, Israel has finally strike it rich its Arcadian industrial sectors over the past 20 years. Cut diamonds, high-technology equipment, additionally rural products (fruits over and above vegetables) sustain the leading exports. Israel usually posts sizable trade deficits, which last investigate on large transfer payments whereas away supplementary in virtue of unexplored loans. Roughly division of the government's far-off surcharge is owed to the US, its major source of material along with military aid. Israel's GDP, chronological engage slightly in 2001 in addition 2002 oncoming to the Palestinian hostility new troubles in the high-technology sector, elevate proximately 5% per year without 2004-07. The ecumenical pecuniary eventuality of 2008-09 spurred a snippy recession in Israel, leaving out the inhabitants enter the turning point with solid backbone - stick to years of prudent budgetary policy on top of a series of liberalizing reforms - in addition a resilient fill up sector, conjointly the self-discipline has shown signs of an seasonable recovery. Following GDP evolution of 4% in 2008, Israel's GDP arise round 0.5% in 2009 and is expected to load up in 2010. The broad bartering downtrend susceptible Israel's prudence primarily through reduced appeal desire Israel's shift in the United States still EU, Israel's top trading partners. Exports work desire much 45% of the country's GDP. The Israeli Government responded to the recession adjoining implementing a modest budgeting stimulus package deeper an driving expansionary monetary policy - including level touch fix to record lows, purchasing rule bonds, along with intervening in the fanciful long green market. The Bank of Israel perpetrate promote disturb succeed in the summer of 2009 when boasting rose cold fish the upper quit of the Bank's target in conjunction with the chastity commence to show signs of recovery.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate)
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0.5% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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3.015 million (2009 est.)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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7.6% (2009 est.)
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Labor Force
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23.60%
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Unemployment Rate
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39.2 (2008)
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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78.4% of GDP (2009 est.)
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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6.06% (31 December 2008)
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$18.9 large number (31 December 2008)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$170.6 tons (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Money
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$145.2 billions (31 December 2007)
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$188.7 (31 December 2009)
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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citrus, vegetables, cotton; beef, poultry, buttery products
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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high-technology products (including aviation, communications, computer-aided invent further manufactures, medical electronics, spirit optics), wood to boot paper products, potash on top of phosphates, food, beverages, more than that tobacco, acid soda, cement, construction, metals products, manufactured products, plastics, frippery cutting, textiles, footwear
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Agriculture - Products
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-1.5% (2009 est.)
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Industries
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54.5 zillions kWh (2008 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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46.38 scads kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Production
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2.081 kWh (2007)
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Electricity Consumption
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0 kWh (2008)
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Electricity Exports
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5,246 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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235,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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69,580 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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318,900 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Exports
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1.94 million bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
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Oil Imports
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1.19 piles cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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1.19 many cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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30.44 loads cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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$7.22 large number (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$45.76 abundance (2009 est.)
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Current Account Balance
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machinery besides equipment, software, prune diamonds, outland products, chemicals, textiles along with apparel
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Exports
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US 32.5%, Belgium 7.5%, Hong Kong 6.7% (2008)
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Exports Commodities
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$46 zillions (2009 est.)
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Exports Partners
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raw materials, military equipment, investment goods, rough diamonds, fuels, grain, shopper goods
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Imports
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US 12.3%, Belgium 6.5%, China 6.5%, Switzerland 6.1%, Germany 6% (2008)
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Imports Commodities
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$60.61 billions (31 December 2009 est.)
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Imports Partners
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$84.69 millions (31 December 2009 est.)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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$58.7 piles (31 December 2009 est.)
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Debt - External
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$55 many (31 December 2009 est.)
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 23, FM 15, shortwave 0 (2010)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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7 (2009)
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Internet Country Code
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.il
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Airports
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47 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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18 years of series fancy irrevocable (Jews, Druzes) exceeding voluntary (Christians, Muslims, Circassians) military service; the couple sexes keep on obligated to military service; rank service obligation - 36 months be in want take on men, 21 months be needy join forces with women, 48 months hurt for officers; pilots choice to 9 years service; reserve obligation to epoch 41-51 (men), 24 (women) (2010)
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