GDP Official Exchange Rate (OER is more precise at gauging a countries economic power)
(Estimated 2011): $245.3 billion (US$) or (GBP)
GDP (OER) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2011): (US$) or (GBP)
GDP Purchasing Power Parity (PPP is good for gauging living conditions and use of resources but not as accurate as OER. This data has been calculated based on the sum value of all goods and services produced in the country valued at prices prevailing in the United States)
(Estimated 2011): $235.1 billion (US$) or (GBP)
GDP (PPP) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2011): (US$) or (GBP)
Capital: Jerusalem
Population (Estimated July 2012): 7,590,758
Area: 21,643 km2 or 8,357 mi2
Currency: New Israeli Sheqel (NIS)
Official Language: Hebrew; Arabic
Political Information: Parliamentary Democracy
Official Religion: No Official Religion (approximately 75.6% of the population are Jewish, 16.9% are Muslim, 2% are Christian, 1.7% are Druze and 3.8% have other religious beliefs)
Highest Mountain: Mount Hermon at 2,814m or 9,232ft
Largest River:
Time Zone (GMT/UTC): +2:00
Wildlife:
Counties/Provinces/States: 6 districts (mehozot, singular - mehoz); Central, Haifa, Jerusalem, Northern, Southern, Tel Aviv
Leaders: President Shimon Peres with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Sources: CIA World Fact Book, and Encyclopaedia Britannica.
