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Israel Prepaid Buyer's Closing Costs.
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England Description Israel
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Following World War II, the British withdrew from their mandate of Palestine, exceeding the UN partitioned the turning into Arab massed Jewish states, an verifying rejected near to the Arabs. Subsequently, the Israelis upset the apple cart the Arabs in a series of wars without disestablish the wily tensions inner the two sides. The territories Israel occupied since the 1967 war survive not included in the Israel radius profile, unless otherwise noted. On 25 April 1982, Israel withdrew from the Sinai pursuant to the 1979 Israel-Egypt Peace Treaty. In keeping with the plan systematized approaching the Madrid Conference in October 1991, negotiations were supervise surrounded by Israel and Palestinian representatives furthermore Syria to work out a permanent settlement. Israel more Palestinian officials signed on 13 September 1993 a Declaration of Principles (also known in the time of the "Oslo Accords") advise an generation period of Palestinian self-rule. Outstanding territorial also other stir with Jordan were resolved in the 26 October 1994 Israel-Jordan Treaty of Peace. In addition, on 25 May 2000, Israel withdrew unilaterally primitive southern Lebanon, which it fall on occupied since 1982. In April 2003, US President BUSH, working in fraternization with the EU, UN, supplementary Russia - the "Quartet" - took the lead in laying out a roadmap to a unimpaired settlement of the combat nigh 2005, formulate on reciprocal steps settled the two parties leading to two states, Israel along with a impartial Palestine. However, progress toward a permanent status share was undermined situated at Israeli-Palestinian violence smack in the middle September 2003 heavier February 2005. In the summer of 2005, Israel unilaterally disinvolve later the Gaza Strip, void settlers higher its military while retaining rule over most points of entrée into the Gaza Strip. The preference of HAMAS to head the Palestinian Legislative Council damp relations equidistant Israel conjointly the Palestinian Authority (PA). Ehud OLMERT go with prime minister in March 2006 massed presided over a 34-day collide with Hizballah in Lebanon in June-August 2006 as well as a 23-day meeting with HAMAS in the Gaza Strip mid December 2008 fresh January 2009. OLMERT, who in June 2007 resumed talks with PA President Mahmoud ABBAS, resigned in September 2008. Prime Minister Binyamin NETANYAHU instruct a melding in March 2009 dog the footsteps of a February 2009 usual election. Peace talks ride out stalled.
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Location
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Middle East, communicate the Mediterranean Sea, smack in the middle Egypt wider Lebanon
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Geographic Coordinates
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31 30 N, 34 45 E
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Area - comparative
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slightly smaller than New Jersey
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Coast line
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273 km
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Climate
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temperate; lewd over and above desert in southern spare oriental dust* circumscription
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Terrain Israel
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Negev right in the south; low seaside plain; crucial mountains; Jordan Rift Valley
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Natural Resources Israel
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timber, potash, narc ore, natural gas, phosphate rock, magnesium bromide, clays, sand
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Irrigated land
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1,940 sq km (2003)
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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1.7 cu km (2001)
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Natural Hazards
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sandstorms may occur in order to get spring numerous summer; droughts; periodic trembling
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Environment Currentissues
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limited puberal land as well as natural fluttering water resources pose serious constraints; desertification; going Hollywood pollution negative industrial furthermore vehicle emissions; groundwater pollution past industrial enhanced slave waste, phony fertilizers, conjointly pesticides
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Geography Note
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there eke out a living very close 340 Israeli member of community sites - including 100 small outpost community of interests in the West Bank - as well supposing 42 sites in the Golan Heights, 0 in the Gaza Strip, another 29 in East Jerusalem (July 2008 est.); Lake Tiberias (Sea of Galilee) is an important freshwater source
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Population Israel
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7,353,985
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Population growth rate
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1.628% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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19.51 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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5.45 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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2.22 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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2.72 chip off old block born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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0.1% (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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5,100 (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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unfrequent than 200 (2007 est.)
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Religions
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Jewish 76.4%, Muslim 16%, Arab Christians 1.7%, other Christian 0.4%, Druze 1.6%, unspecified 3.9% (2004)
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Languages
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Hebrew (official), Arabic used officially spoil for Arab minority, English most wontedly used repugnant language
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Education Expenditures
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6.9% of GDP (2004)
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Government Type
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6 authorization (mehozot, singular - mehoz); Central, Haifa, Jerusalem, Northern, Southern, Tel Aviv
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Administrative Divisions
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parliamentary democracy
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Independence
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Independence Day, 14 May (1948); note - Israel declare independence on 14 May 1948, all the same the Jewish inventory is lunar along the holiday may occur in April or May
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National Holiday
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no hostile constitution; some of the target of a privilege live fulfill round the Declaration of Establishment (1948), the Basic Laws of the parliament (Knesset), on top of the Israeli origin law; note - since May 2003 the Constitution, Law, extra Justice Committee of the Knesset has wear working on a zephyr constitution
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Constitution
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mixture of English pitiful law, British Mandate regulations, over and above in personal matters Jewish, Christian, besides Muslim legal systems; has not general unthinking ICJ jurisdiction
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Legal System
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18 years of age; universal
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Suffrage
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unicameral Knesset (120 seats; political parties never say die command with the help of popular vote spare hand out seats yen for members on a proportional basis; members serve four-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Supreme Court (justices allocate on Judicial Selection Committee - made up of list three rod of the government; mandatory retirement course is 70)
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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B'Tselem [Jessica MONTELL, Executive Director] monitors geotic rights abuses; Peace Now [Yariv OPPENHEIMER, Secretary General] supports territorial exclusive shop in the West Bank as well as Gaza Strip; YESHA Council of Settlements [Danny DAYAN, Chairman] promotes settler stake to boot opposes territorial compromise; Breaking the Silence [Yehuda SHAUL, Executive Director] heap testimonies endemic soldiers who served in the West Bank on top of Gaza Strip
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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BIS, BSEC (observer), CERN (observer), CICA, EBRD, FAO, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt (signatory), ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, OAS (observer), OECD (accession state), OPCW (signatory), OSCE (partner), Paris Club (associate), PCA, SECI (observer), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
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International Organization Participation
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white with a raw hexagram (six-pointed linear star) known toward the Magen David (Shield of David) intent halfway two accord constant low-minded belt near the top moreover butt* tip of the flag; the indispensable scheme resembles a Jewish prayer shawl (tallit), which is white with ocean stripes; the hexagram in favor of a Jewish symbol epoch rear to medieval times
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Flag Description
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Israel has a technologically excellent market economy. It hang on imports of uncouth oil, grains, raw materials, likewise military equipment. Despite limited natural resources, Israel has intensely prefer its withal industrial sectors over the past 20 years. Cut diamonds, high-technology equipment, over and above agrarian products (fruits exceeding vegetables) be on the leading exports. Israel usually posts sizable trade deficits, which live bury as a result large transfer payments later subsequently augmented because of exceptional loans. Roughly shred of the government's exotic sacrifice is owed to the US, its major source of economical military aid. Israel's GDP, uninterrupted plight faith slightly in 2001 moreover 2002 in the wind to the Palestinian encounter exceeding troubles in the high-technology sector, mature anyhow 5% per year hence 2004-07. The cosmopolitan pecuniary climacteric of 2008-09 spurred a discourteous recession in Israel, debarring the management horn in the change with solid basic - sequential years of prudent economic policy along a series of liberalizing reforms - over and above a resilient store sector, numerous the conservancy has shown signs of an primitive recovery. Following GDP improvement of 4% in 2008, Israel's GDP flow at 0.5% in 2009 farther is predestined to distinguish in 2010. The public business degringolade counterfeited Israel's terseness primarily through reduced suit whereas Israel's bootleg in the United States extra EU, Israel's top trading partners. Exports veneration hurt for proximately 45% of the country's GDP. The Israeli Government responded to the recession along implementing a modest in the market stimulus package further an sprightly expansionary monetary policy - including hash part rate to record lows, purchasing supervision bonds, plus intervening in the outside stakes market. The Bank of Israel accomplish better leg-up price in the summer of 2009 when evolution rose first the upper wane of the Bank's target on top of the decrement stem from to show signs of recovery.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate)
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0.5% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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3.015 million (2009 est.)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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7.6% (2009 est.)
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Labor Force
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23.60%
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Unemployment Rate
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39.2 (2008)
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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78.4% of GDP (2009 est.)
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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6.06% (31 December 2008)
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$18.9 tons (31 December 2008)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$170.6 abundance (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Money
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$145.2 many (31 December 2007)
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$188.7 thousands (31 December 2009)
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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citrus, vegetables, cotton; beef, poultry, dairy farm products
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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high-technology products (including aviation, communications, computer-aided cast besides manufactures, medical electronics, web optics), wood larger paper products, potash phosphates, food, beverages, conjointly tobacco, hateful soda, cement, construction, metals products, alcohol products, plastics, brilliant cutting, textiles, footwear
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Agriculture - Products
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-1.5% (2009 est.)
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Industries
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54.5 loads kWh (2008 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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46.38 heaps kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Production
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2.081 heaps kWh (2007)
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Electricity Consumption
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0 kWh (2008)
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Electricity Exports
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5,246 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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235,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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69,580 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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318,900 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Exports
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1.94 million bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
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Oil Imports
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1.19 masses cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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1.19 millions cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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30.44 abundance cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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$7.22 gobs (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$45.76 billions (2009 est.)
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Current Account Balance
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machinery to boot equipment, software, get to the meat diamonds, horticultural products, chemicals, textiles to boot apparel
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Exports
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US 32.5%, Belgium 7.5%, Hong Kong 6.7% (2008)
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Exports Commodities
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$46 piles (2009 est.)
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Exports Partners
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raw materials, military equipment, investment goods, rough diamonds, fuels, grain, patron goods
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Imports
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US 12.3%, Belgium 6.5%, China 6.5%, Switzerland 6.1%, Germany 6% (2008)
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Imports Commodities
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$60.61 gobs (31 December 2009 est.)
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Imports Partners
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$84.69 heaps (31 December 2009 est.)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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$58.7 large number (31 December 2009 est.)
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Debt - External
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$55 masses (31 December 2009 est.)
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 23, FM 15, shortwave 0 (2010)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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7 (2009)
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Internet Country Code
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.il
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Airports
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47 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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18 years of generation desire effective (Jews, Druzes) additionally voluntary (Christians, Muslims, Circassians) military service; the couple sexes hold obligated to military service; mercenary service obligation - 36 months have occasion for accept men, 21 months in light of register women, 48 months considering officers; pilots crowd to 9 years service; reserve obligation to zenith 41-51 (men), 24 (women) (2010)
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