Expatriation and Immigration in Israel

Overview by Globlatrade.net:

Capital:

The State of Israel has established its capital in Jerusalem, despite the absence of international agreement on the status of this city.

Population

Total Population: 7,441,700

Annual Growth Rate: 1.8 %

Density: 338 Inhabitants/km²

Urban Population: 91.6 %

Population of main cities including suburbs: Tel Aviv (3,200,000) ; Haifa (1,030,000) ; Jerusalem (730,000) ; Tel Aviv (town) (380,000) ; Haifa (town) (270,000) ; Rishon LeZion (220,000).

Ethnic Origins: 75.6% Jews and 24.4% non Jews (Mostly Arabs 20% and others 4.4 %).

Official Language: In Israel the official languages are Hebrew and Arabic. The national language of Jews is modern Hebrew, but since only 60 % of the Jewish population was born in Israel, this language is not the mother tongue of nearly half of the population.

Other Languages Spoken: Jews speak other languages like English, French, Russian, or Yiddish. English is considered as the main foreign language in Israel (main language for international communication), followed by French. Russian is the third important foreign language of the country. Finally, Yiddish is spoken by around 500,000 speakers. Moreover, a large number of other languages are spoken by the Jews originally from Latin America or Central Europe: Spanish, Rumanian, Hungarian, German, Polish, Persian, Amharic and Tigrinya

Business Language(s): English

Religion: 75.6% Jews and 24.4% non Jews (mostly Muslims 20%, Christians 4.4%).

Local Time:

It is %T:%M %A In Tel Aviv, Jerusalem

Exchange Rate on

: National Currency:
Israeli New Sheqel. (ILS)

Country Overview

Area: 22,070 km²

Type of State: Israel (official name: State of Israel) is a state-nation based on a parliamentary democracy, apart from the military administration in the occupied Palestinian territories. This is the only Jewish state in the world.

Type of Economy: High-income economy, Emerging Financial Market.
The country has the world's greatest number of start-ups; considerable spending on research and development.

HDI*: 0.872/1

HDI (World Rank): 15/169

Note: (*) The HDI, Human Development Index, is an Indicator Which Synthesizes Several Data Such as Life Expectancy, Level of Education, Professional Careers, Access to Culture etc.

Telecommunication

Telephone Code:
To Make a Call From Israel, Dial 00
To Make a Call to Israel, Dial +972

Internet Suffix: .il

Computers: 73.4 per 100 Inhabitants

Telephone Lines: 41.1 per 100 Inhabitants

Internet Users: 28.9 per 100 Inhabitants

Access to Electricity: 97 % of the Population

Foreign Trade in Figures

Foreign Trade Indicators	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
Imports of Goods (million USD)	50,334	59,039	67,656	49,278	61,250
Exports of Goods (million USD)	46,789	54,091	61,337	47,935	58,432
Imports of Services (million USD)	14,424	17,322	19,629	16,865	17,440
Exports of Services (million USD)	19,184	21,115	24,284	21,961	24,333

Source: WTO - World Trade Organization

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