Israel

Official Name:	The State of Israel
Sovereign Status:	Sovereign Country
Government Type:	Parliamentary Democracy
Official Name (Local Language):	Medinat Yisra'el
ISO Country Codes:	IL : ISR
Internet Domain:	.il
Government Web Site:	https://www.knesset.gov.il/

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Capital:	Tel Aviv	Main Airports:	Ben Gurion Airport
Language(s):	Hebrew	Population:	8,914,885
Currency:	Israeli New Shekel	ISO Currency Code:	ILS
Telephone Dial In:	+972	ID Prefix:	00

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Country Summaries:

BBC; CIA Factbook; Country Code; Infoplease; International Model United Nations Association; Law Library of Congress; NationMaster; NationsOnline; UNESCO;

Political & Cultural Organisations:

Community of Democracies; Council of Europe; Inter Parliamentary Union; Pacific Alliance; UN; UNESCO;

Travel Guides:

Fodor's Travel; Lonely Planet;

News Resources:

News Agency

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Israel News Agency;

Jewish Telegraphic Agency;

Newspaper

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Israel Hayom (Israel Today);

Maariv (Evening Paper);

Radio

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Galei Zahal;

KAN;

Radios.org.il;

Israel

Government Website:	https://www.knesset.gov.il/
Sovereign Ratings:	https://countryeconomy.com/ratings/israel
Central Bank:	Bank of Israel
Currency USD Exchange Rate:	3.25 new Israeli shekels (ILS) per US dollar (2020 est.)
Unemployment Rate:	4.4% (2020 est.)
Population below poverty line:	22% (2014 est.)
Inflation Rate:	1.8% (2020 est.)

Prime Lending Rate:	3.22% (Nov-20 - TradingEconomics)
GDP:	$393.861 billion (2021 est.)
GDP Pro Capita (PPP):	$42,100 (2021 est.)
Currency Name:	Israeli New Shekel
Currency Code:	ILS
World Bank Classification:	High-Income Economy

GDP Composition:

Agriculture:	2.1%	citrus, vegetables, cotton; beef, poultry, dairy products
Industry:	27.3%	high-technology products (including aviation, communications, computer-aided design and manufactures, medical electronics, fiber optics), wood and paper products, potash and phosphates, food, beverages, and tobacco, caustic soda, cement, pharmaceuticals,
Services:	69%

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Financial & Economic Organisations:

EBRD; FAO; IMF; International Labour Organization; OECD; Un Economic Commission for Europe; UNIDO; World Bank;

Financial & Economic Profiles:

Countryeconomy; EBRD; FAO; IMF; International Labour Organization; OECD; UNDP Human Development; World Bank;

Financial Exchanges:

Stock & Securities Exchange: Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange ;

National Statistics Office:

Central Bureau of Statistics;

National Dataset(s):

Focus Economics; Trading Economics;

Israel

Subject to Country Specific Sanctions? NO

The World Bank’s World Integrated Trade Solution

Trade Statistics

Trade Summary

Trade Indicators

Business Language(s):	English; Hebrew
Customs & Excise:	Israel Tax Authority
Development Bank(s):	Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank;
National Standards Bureau:	Standards Institution of Israel

Competitive Ind’l Performance: 20/141 (2019)	Corruption Perceptions Index: 31/180 (2022 Rank)
Ease of Doing Business: N/A	Enabling Trade Index: 30/136 (2016)
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