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Country
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Israel | 
Armenia |
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Leader
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Prime minister: Benjamin Netanyahu
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President: Serge Sarkisian
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Population
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7,707,042
| 2,974,184
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Life Expectancy
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81.170 years
| 73.750 years
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Capital City
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Jerusalem
| Yerevan
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Largest city
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| Jerusalem (population: 714,000) | Yerevan (population: 1,093,480) |
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Human Development Index
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0.93
| 0.777
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| GDP per capita |
$32,200 US
| $5,600 US
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Literacy Rate
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97.1%
| 99.4%
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Corruption Perception Index
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6
| 2.9
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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14.2%
| 8.4%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
Sammy Ofer & family ($4.0bn US)
| NA
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| Unemployment Rate |
6.300%
| 7.000%
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Death Penalty
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Abolished except for special circumstances
| Abolished
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Political System
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parliamentary democracy
| republic
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Independence date
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14 May 1948 (from League of Nations mandate under British administration)
| 21 September 1991 (from Soviet Union)
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| Religions |
Jewish 76.4%, Muslim 16%, Arab Christians 1.7%, other Christian 0.4%, Druze 1.6%, unspecified 3.9% (2004)
| Armenian Apostolic 94.7%, other Christian 4%, Yezidi (monotheist with elements of nature worship) 1.3%
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| Languages |
Hebrew (official), Arabic used officially for Arab minority, English most commonly used foreign language
| Armenian 97.7%, Yezidi 1%, Russian 0.9%, other 0.4% (2001 census)
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| Exports |
machinery and equipment, software, cut diamonds, agricultural products, chemicals, textiles and apparel
| pig iron, unwrought copper, nonferrous metals, diamonds, mineral products, foodstuffs, energy
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| External Debt |
$104,200,000,000 $
| $6,435,000,000 US
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| Exchange Rate |
new Israeli shekels (ILS) per US dollar - 3.56 (2008 est.), 4.14 (2007), 4.4565 (2006), 4.4877 (2005), 4.482 (2004)
| drams (AMD) per US dollar - 303.93 (2008 est.), 344.06 (2007), 414.69 (2006), 457.69 (2005), 533.45 (2004)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
7.400%
| 2.800%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
1
| 6
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| Location |
Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt and Lebanon
| Southwestern Asia, east of Turkey
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| Area |
20,770 km sq
| 29,743 km sq
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| Coastline |
273 km
| 0 km
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| Climate |
temperate; hot and dry in southern and eastern desert areas
| highland continental, hot summers, cold winters
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