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Country
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Israel | 
Tunisia |
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Leader
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Prime minister: Benjamin Netanyahu
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President: Moncef Marzouki
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Population
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7,590,758
| 10,732,900
|
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Life Expectancy
|
81.070 years
| 75.240 years
|
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Capital City
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Jerusalem
| Tunis
|
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Largest city
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| Jerusalem (population: 714,000) | Tunis (population: 693,210) |
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Human Development Index
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0.93
| 0.762
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| GDP per capita |
$31,400 US
| $9,600 US
|
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Literacy Rate
|
97.1%
| 74.3%
|
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Corruption Perception Index
|
6
| 4.4
|
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
|
14.2%
| 19.9%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
Sammy Ofer & family ($4.0bn US)
| NA
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| Unemployment Rate |
5.600%
| 18.000%
|
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Death Penalty
|
Abolished except for special circumstances
| Abolished in practice
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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)
| 20 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%, Christian 1%, Jewish and other 1%
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| Languages |
Hebrew (official), Arabic used officially for Arab minority, English most commonly used foreign language
| Arabic (official and one of the languages of commerce), French (commerce)
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| Exports |
machinery and equipment, software, cut diamonds, agricultural products, chemicals, textiles and apparel
| clothing, semi-finished goods and textiles, agricultural products, mechanical goods, phosphates and chemicals, hydrocarbons, electrical equipment
|
| External Debt |
$102,300,000,000 $
| $23,210,000,000 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)
| Tunisian dinars (TND) per US dollar - 1.211 (2008 est.), 1.2776 (2007), 1.331 (2006), 1.2974 (2005), 1.2455 (2004)
|
| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
7.300%
| 1.400%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
1
| 1
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| Location |
Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt and Lebanon
| Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Algeria and Libya
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| Area |
20,770 km sq
| 163,610 km sq
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| Coastline |
273 km
| 1,148 km
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| Climate |
temperate; hot and dry in southern and eastern desert areas
| temperate in north with mild, rainy winters and hot, dry summers; desert in south
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