Israel Guide

January 31, 2021 findjobdescriptions

Israel – information about the country

Country name	Israel
Official name	State of Israel
Capital	Jerusalem
Continent	Asia
Area	22,145 km²
Population	8,146,300 (2014)
Foundation of a state	5/14/1948
The highest mountains	Mount Meron 1208 m
Longest rivers	Jordan (part) 420 km
State system	a pluralist republic with a unicameral parliament
The biggest cities	Jerusalem (capital) 620,000, Tel Aviv-Yafo 390,000 (conurbation 1,750,000), Haifa 275,000
Official language	Hebrew, Arabic
Ethnicity/National Composition	Jews 81.8%, Arabs and others 18.2%
Religious affiliation	Jews 81.5%, Muslims 14.4%, Christians 2.3%, Druze 1.6%, others 0.2%
Currency	1 Israeli new shekel (ILS) = 100 agoro
gross domestic product (GDP)	US$33,878 (2012)
Average life expectancy of the population	79.46 years (2006)
Structure of GDP	agriculture and fishing 3%, mining and industry 22%, construction 5.5%, services 69.5%

Israel – neighboring states

State	Capital	Area	Population
Egypt	Cairo	980,869 km²	86,127,000
Jordan	Amman	89,342 km²	6,558,900
Lebanon	Beirut	10,400 km²	4,822,000
Syria	Damascus	185,180 km²	21,898,000

Country overview

According to Abbreviationfinder, the small, densely populated state of Israel was established in 1948 as a Jewish homeland in Palestine. Scattered around the world for many centuries, the historical ties of the population go back more than 3000 years. However, Jewish territorial claims clash with the demands of the Palestinian Arabs, whose settlement is also very old.

Country data

Location: Middle East

Time zone: CET + 1

Total area: 20,770 km²

Land area: 20,330 km²

Water area: 440 km²

Length of the state border: 1,068 km

Bordering countries
fall to: Egypt: 208 km
Gaza Strip: 59 km
Jordan: 307 km
Lebanon: 81 km
Syria: 83 km
West Bank: 330 km

Coastline: 273 km

Capital: Jerusalem

Districts: 6
Central, Haifa, Jerusalem, Northern, Southern, Tel Aviv

Electric current: 220 V / 50 Hz

Telephone code: 00 972 (Source: Allcitycodes)

Highest point: Har Meron 1,208 m

Population

Population: approx. 7.8 million residents (Countryaah, 2021)

Population growth: 1.5% per year

Population density (residents per km²): 376

Life expectancy: 79 (male), 84 (female)

Official language: Hebrew, Arabic

Religions:

75% Jewish
17% Muslim
2% Christians
6% other

Climate

The winters are mild and the summers are hot. Precipitation occurs primarily in the coastal areas and in the winter months.

About half of the country consists of steppe and desert areas.

With mean temperatures of 6-15 ° C, it is coldest in January, while July and August are the warmest months with 22-33 ° C.

Currency / finance

Currency unit: New Israeli Shekel (ILS)

Classification: 1 Shekel = 100 Agorot

ATMs: In the larger cities at the ATMs of the banks Hapoalim and United Mizrahi.

International credit cards: These are accepted by a large number of hotels and shops.

Regulations: Foreign and national currencies can be imported and exported in unlimited amounts. There is an obligation to declare.

Since the exchange rate loss is very high when exchanging the local currency, you should only change the amount of money you actually need.

Money may only be exchanged in authorized agencies.

Unused local currency can be exchanged at Ben Gurion Airport up to a value of up to 500 US dollars. The exchange receipts must be presented for this.

Customs regulations

The following may be carried duty-free:

250 cigarettes or 250 g of other tobacco products
1 liter of alcoholic beverages
small amounts of perfume

(Information applies to people aged 18 and over)

Tourists and people in transit can bring items of personal use with them duty-free.

There is an import ban for:

Meat
fruit and vegetables
plants
pornographic newspapers
Drugs of all kinds

For all medications you should have an English-language certificate from your doctor stating that it is necessary to take them.

Travel advice

It is not advisable to stay in the immediate border area with Syria and Lebanon.

Driving along the Israeli-Egyptian border should be avoided.

The internal situation is extremely critical. Suicide and assassinations are frequent, especially near the border with the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.

Shootings and acts of violence are also the order of the day.

Behavioral advice

One should be careful when photographing and filming, especially with regard to military objects.

Economy

Since its founding in 1948, the nation-state of the Jews has had to constantly defend itself against its hostile neighbors. This makes it particularly difficult for the economy.

Since 1997, Israel is no longer considered a developing country, but an industrialized state.

Industries: chemistry, food production, mechanical engineering, textiles, tourism

Natural resources: natural gas, ores, copper, phosphates

Land use: