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Country
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Israel | 
Morocco |
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Leader
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Prime minister: Benjamin Netanyahu
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King: King Mohammed VI
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Population
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7,707,042
| 32,649,130
|
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Life Expectancy
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81.170 years
| 76.310 years
|
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Capital City
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Jerusalem
| Rabat
|
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Largest city
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| Jerusalem (population: 714,000) | Casablanca (population: 3,144,910) |
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Human Development Index
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0.93
| 0.646
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| GDP per capita |
$32,200 US
| $5,300 US
|
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Literacy Rate
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97.1%
| 52.3%
|
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Corruption Perception Index
|
6
| 3.5
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
|
14.2%
| 6.2%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
Sammy Ofer & family ($4.0bn US)
| NA
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| Unemployment Rate |
6.300%
| 8.800%
|
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Death Penalty
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Abolished except for special circumstances
| Abolished in practice
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Political System
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parliamentary democracy
| constitutional monarchy
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Independence date
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14 May 1948 (from League of Nations mandate under British administration)
| 2 March 1956 (from France)
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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)
| Muslim 98.7%, Christian 1.1%, Jewish 0.2%
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| Languages |
Hebrew (official), Arabic used officially for Arab minority, English most commonly used foreign language
| Arabic (official), Berber dialects, French often the language of business, government, and diplomacy
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| Exports |
machinery and equipment, software, cut diamonds, agricultural products, chemicals, textiles and apparel
| clothing and textiles, electric components, inorganic chemicals, transistors, crude minerals, fertilizers (including phosphates), petroleum products, citrus fruits, vegetables, fish
|
| External Debt |
$104,200,000,000 $
| $29,420,000,000 US
|
| 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)
| Moroccan dirhams (MAD) per US dollar - 7.526 (2008 est.), 8.3563 (2007), 8.7722 (2006), 8.865 (2005), 8.868 (2004)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
7.400%
| 4.800%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
1
| 2
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| Location |
Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt and Lebanon
| Northern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, between Algeria and Western Sahara
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| Area |
20,770 km sq
| 446,550 km sq
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| Coastline |
273 km
| 1,835 km
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| Climate |
temperate; hot and dry in southern and eastern desert areas
| Mediterranean, becoming more extreme in the interior
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