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Country
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Israel | 
Czech Republic |
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Leader
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Prime minister: Benjamin Netanyahu
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President: Vaclav Klaus
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Population
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7,590,758
| 10,177,300
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Life Expectancy
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81.070 years
| 77.380 years
|
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Capital City
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Jerusalem
| Prague
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Largest city
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| Jerusalem (population: 714,000) | Praha (population: 1,165,580) |
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Human Development Index
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0.93
| 0.897
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| GDP per capita |
$31,400 US
| $27,400 US
|
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Literacy Rate
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97.1%
| 99%
|
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Corruption Perception Index
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6
| 5.2
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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14.2%
| 16%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
Sammy Ofer & family ($4.0bn US)
| Petr Kellner ($6.0bn US)
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| Unemployment Rate |
5.600%
| 8.500%
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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
| parliamentary democracy
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Independence date
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14 May 1948 (from League of Nations mandate under British administration)
| 1 January 1993 (Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia)
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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)
| Roman Catholic 26.8%, Protestant 2.1%, other 3.3%, unspecified 8.8%, unaffiliated 59% (2001 census)
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| Languages |
Hebrew (official), Arabic used officially for Arab minority, English most commonly used foreign language
| Czech 94.9%, Slovak 2%, other 2.3%, unidentified 0.8% (2001 census)
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| Exports |
machinery and equipment, software, cut diamonds, agricultural products, chemicals, textiles and apparel
| machinery and transport equipment 52%, raw materials and fuel 9%, chemicals 5% (2003)
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| External Debt |
$102,300,000,000 $
| $101,600,000,000 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)
| koruny (CZK) per US dollar - 17.037 (2008 est.), 20.53 (2007), 22.596 (2006), 23.957 (2005), 25.7 (2004)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
7.300%
| 1.150%
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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
| Central Europe, southeast of Germany
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| Area |
20,770 km sq
| 78,867 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
| temperate; cool summers; cold, cloudy, humid winters
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