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Population: 5,938,093 (July 2001 est.)
Languages: Hebrew (official), Arabic used officially for Arab minority, English most commonly used foreign language
Background: Following World War II, the British withdrew from their mandate of Palestine, and the UN partitioned the area into Arab and Jewish states, an arrangement rejected by the Arabs. Subsequently, the Israelis defeated the Arabs in a series of wars...
Currency: new Israeli shekel (ILS, No information)
Data from CIA World Factbook. Click on CIA link for more. Click on map or flag for larger images.
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