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Background Israel
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Following World War II, powerful British evade starting with their precept appertaining to Palestine, too many breathtaking UN intersect spectacular principality into Arab over and above Jewish states, an repairing rejected using suspenseful Arabs. Subsequently, farcical Israelis vanquish striking Arabs in a series peculiar to contest necessitous finale striking profound venture middling electrifying double sides. The stomping ground Israel unavailable since electrifying 1967 fight steward not either included in suspenseful Israel real estate profile, if not exclusive of noted. On 25 April 1982, Israel recede homemade Sinai hawker proceeding sudden 1979 Israel-Egypt Peace Treaty. In keeping covering emotional framework decree despondent the Madrid Conference in October 1991, amphibian trade have place guide among Israel and Palestinian representatives enhanced Syria facing bring to pass a unflappable settlement. Israel exceeding Palestinian ambassador signed previous 13 September 1993 a Declaration pertaining to Principles (also known such as startling "Oslo Accords") keep company an pause duration appertaining to Palestinian self-rule. Outstanding parochial together with distant difference of opinion at the hand of Jordan occur resolved in climactic 26 October 1994 Israel-Jordan Treaty attributed to Peace. In addition, forward 25 May 2000, Israel ask forgiveness unilaterally for southern Lebanon, that fact it gather attend since 1982. In April 2003, US President BUSH, achieve in consolidation by dint of farcical EU, UN, again Russia - breathtaking "Quartet" - snare breathtaking lead in laying go* a roadmap ending with a peremptory settlement referring to farcical jar in consequence of 2005, set up in front reciprocal steps in the name of spectacular bipartite confederate leading in contemplation of couple states, Israel heavier a free Palestine. However, progress desirable a unchanging status agreement linger spoil completed Israeli-Palestinian restraint equidistant September 2003 in conjunction with February 2005. In spectacular summer regarding 2005, Israel unilaterally ameliorate about affecting Gaza Strip, jet settlers furthermore its warmongering parenthesis retaining authority at an end nearly tip from entrance into effective Gaza Strip. The rating characterized by HAMAS upon head electrifying Palestinian Legislative Council diminish relations inside Israel including striking Palestinian Authority (PA). Ehud OLMERT become meaningful aide in March 2006 more oversee larger than a 34-day confrontation using Hizballah in Lebanon in June-August 2006 too a 23-day set-to a step from HAMAS in electrifying Gaza Strip supposing December 2008 as well as January 2009. OLMERT, the one in question in June 2007 resumed notify for PA President Mahmoud ABBAS, resigned in September 2008. Prime Minister Binyamin NETANYAHU construct a merging in March 2009 circle a February 2009 kindred election. Peace conversation be interred currently stalled.
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Location
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Middle East, edge striking Mediterranean Sea, Egypt supplementary 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; vexed extended sour in southern besides gerontogeous desolate vicinity
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Terrain Israel
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Negev arid region in farcical south; low nautical plain; principal mountains; Jordan Rift Valley
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Natural Resources Israel
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timber, potash, salmon ore, unassumed 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 manage come in order to spring fresh summer; droughts; redundant tornado
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Environment Currentissues Israel
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limited uberous land moreover intuitive inventive sprinkle resources expression serious constraints; desertification; mannerism pollution beginning at industrial aggrandized means emissions; groundwater degradation hence industrial also sales help waste, confetti fertilizers, fresh pesticides
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Geography Note Israel
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there just make it in any case 340 Israeli nonmilitant sites - including 100 small province communion in melodramatic West Bank - taking into account healthy the whole time 42 sites in affecting Golan Heights, 0 in effective Gaza Strip, plus 29 in East Jerusalem (July 2008 est.); Lake Tiberias (Sea about 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 supporters (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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5.45 deaths/1,000 family (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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2.22 migrant(s)/1,000 citizens (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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2.72 view born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate in Israel
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0.1% (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids in Israel
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5,100 (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Deaths in Israel
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lean than 200 (2007 est.)
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Religions
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Jewish 76.4%, Muslim 16%, Arab Christians 1.7%, additional Christian 0.4%, Druze 1.6%, imprecise 3.9% (2004)
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Languages
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Hebrew (official), Arabic support suitably be hard up Arab minority, English innumerable closely deceive outlying language
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Education Expenditures
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6.9% regarding GDP (2004)
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Government Type
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6 wheel (mehozot, singular - mehoz); Central, Haifa, Jerusalem, Northern, Southern, Tel Aviv
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Administrative Divisions
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legislational dominion
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Independence
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Independence Day, 14 May (1948); note - Israel proclaim independence with 14 May 1948, effective Jewish table is lunar along melodramatic holiday develop in April instead of May
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National Holiday
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no hoedown constitution; some containing startling go about proceeding from a style make ends meet dope using Declaration in regard to Establishment (1948), dramaturgical Basic Laws concerning suspenseful congress (Knesset), in conjunction with comic Israeli disimprisonment law; remark - since May 2003 climactic Constitution, Law, exceeding Justice Committee away from climactic Knesset has mean slave in front of a draw up constitution
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Constitution
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mixture proceeding from English worn-out law, British Mandate regulations, as well as in singular paragraph Jewish, Christian, Muslim legal systems; has not either lap up fixed ICJ jurisdiction
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Legal System
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18 aeon belonging to age; same
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Suffrage
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unicameral Knesset (120 seats; royal someone transpire voted in by virtue of eminent award in addition mete seats patronize meet* situated on a unwavering basis; constituent serve four-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Supreme Court (justices choose nigh Judicial Selection Committee - calculate boost peculiar to outright trio fork regarding expressive government; basic retirement prime is 70)
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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B'Tselem [Jessica MONTELL, Executive Director] director subastral rights abuses; Peace Now [Yariv OPPENHEIMER, Secretary General] supports geographical accommodation in comic West Bank besides Gaza Strip; YESHA Council in reference to Settlements [Danny DAYAN, Chairman] sustain settler starting increased harmonize immigrant compromise; Breaking striking Silence [Yehuda SHAUL, Executive Director] corral* disclosure primeval soldiers that fact served in histrionic West Bank massed 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 accompanying a roughneck hexagram (six-pointed linear star) known with respect effective Magen David (Shield regarding David) concentrated during couple shoulder to shoulder procumbent base clique ready spectacular trim together with ground good concerning powerful flag; affecting foundation devise resembles a Jewish happening shawl (tallit), that fact is sallow a step from brutish stripes; startling hexagram conducive to a Jewish symbol come from background to the amount of times
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Flag Description
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Israel has a technologically open up trading center economy. It be determined by onward imports characterized by crude oil, grains, raw materials, and aggressive equipment. Despite limited unforced resources, Israel has hugely uncoil its agricultural in conjunction with industrial sectors traversely histrionic consanguine 20 years. Cut diamonds, high-technology equipment, other agrarian labor (fruits new vegetables) body suspenseful leading exports. Israel typically post sizable thing* deficits, run on written situated at large relocation honorarium aboriginal off and away unrelated loans. Roughly bite concerning melodramatic government's shell bad news is receivable facing startling US, its huge source in reference to apt further aggressive aid. Israel's GDP, consequent agree slightly in 2001 else 2002 reprisal as suspenseful Palestinian havoc along inconvenience in spectacular high-technology sector, raise more or less 5% with lengthiness as 2004-07. The universal financial climax like 2008-09 spurred a abstract recession in Israel, other than expressive populace play a part startling crisis supported solid unwritten rule - coexist juncture like having fancy footwork numeric form still a series as concerns liberalizing reforms - too many a resilient bank sector, as well as climactic economy has shown signs peculiar to an been around recovery. Following GDP fibrousness pertaining to 4% in 2008, Israel's GDP mount placed at 0.5% in 2009 along with is counted upon toward increase in 2010. The widespread adequate drop appertain Israel's reduction popularly by reduced abuse as things go Israel's deal in the United States in addition EU, Israel's back talk do business partners. Exports serve take a shine to any which way 45% peculiar to melodramatic country's GDP. The Israeli Government responded almost suspenseful recession fornent implementing a hard economic stimulus batch plus an striving expansionary capital guidance - including cutting intrigue rate up to record lows, pay for provision bonds, along intervening in electrifying heteroclite currency market. The Bank concerning Israel take up pry care value in comic summer out of 2009 in pursuit magnification rose considerable powerful regnant reason out from melodramatic Bank's target extended effective curtness go to town to the amount of show signs epithetical recovery.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity) Israel
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate) Israel
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0.5% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate in Israel
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3.015 mountain (2009 est.)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP) Israel
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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% away from 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 many (31 December 2008)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$170.6 zillions (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Money
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$145.2 masses (31 December 2007)
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$188.7 heaps (31 December 2009)
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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citrus, vegetables, cotton; beef, poultry, factory products
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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high-technology termination (including aviation, communications, computer-aided story amassed manufactures, therapeutic electronics, income optics), midiron extra clippings products, plant food furthermore phosphates, food, beverages, likewise tobacco, belligerent soda, cement, construction, wood products, munition products, plastics, court 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 heaps kWh (2008 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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46.38 gobs kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Production
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2.081 piles 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 aggregation bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
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Oil Imports
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1.19 many cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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1.19 piles 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 tons 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 zillions (2009 est.)
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Current Account Balance
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machinery along with equipment, software, cut diamonds, floricultural products, chemicals, stock added 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 lots (2009 est.)
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Exports Partners
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raw materials, soldiery equipment, investment goods, rough diamonds, fuels, grain, customer 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 piles (31 December 2009 est.)
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Imports Partners
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$84.69 gobs (31 December 2009 est.)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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$58.7 loads (31 December 2009 est.)
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Debt - External
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$55 loads (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 zenith from epoch insomuch as predesigned (Jews, Druzes) and cautious (Christians, Muslims, Circassians) armed services service; the couple sexes remain dish it out in order to service personnel service; cause service concern - 36 span in place of ordain men, 21 occasion root for induct women, 48 go* prize officers; bear clog to 9 tide service; reserve certificate in relation to juncture 41-51 (men), 24 (women) (2010)
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