| GEOGRAPHY: |
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U.S.A. |
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ISRAEL |
| Continent |
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North America |
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Asia |
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| Area (sq. miles) |
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3,615,000 |
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10,200 |
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| Population: |
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281 million |
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6.8 million |
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Pop. Density:
(persons/sq. mile) |
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60 |
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1000 |
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| Capital: |
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Washington D.C. |
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Jerusalem |
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Largest Metropolitan
Area: |
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New York
City |
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Tel-Aviv |
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| Highest Elevation: |
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Mt. McKinley (20,320ft) |
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Mt. Hermon (9,230ft) |
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| Largest Lake: |
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Michigan (22,330 sq.
miles) |
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Dead Sea (394 sq. miles) |
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| Longest River: |
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Mississippi (2,348
miles) |
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Jordan (157 miles) |
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| GOVERNMENT: |
U.S.A. |
ISRAEL |
| Chief Executive: |
President
George W. Bush |
Prime Minister
Ehud Olmert |
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| Cabinet: |
Single Party |
Coalition |
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| Legislature: |
Two Houses of Congress
435 Representatives
100 Senators
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Knesset
One House Parliament
120 Members |
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| Judiciary: |
Supreme Court |
Supreme Court |
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| Political Parties: |
Two main
parties
Democratic
Republican |
Four main parties
Kadima
Likud
Labor Alignment
National Religious Party
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| RELIGION: |
U.S.A. |
ISRAEL |
| Percent of Total Pop. |
Protestant: 72% |
Jewish: 76.5% |
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Roman Catholic: 23% |
Muslim: 15.9% |
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Jewish: 3% |
Christian: 3% |
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Orthodox Christian:
2% |
Druze: 1% |
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ECONOMY:
(2004 estimates)
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U.S.A. |
ISRAEL |
| Gross Domestic Product (GDP): |
11.75 trillion |
129 billion |
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| Inflation Rate: |
2.5% |
0% |
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| Pop. Employed in Agricultures: |
0.7% |
2.6% |
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| Unemployment Rate: |
5.5% |
10.7% |
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| Exports: |
795 billion |
34.41 billion |
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| Imports: |
1.47 trillion |
36.84 billion |
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| Currency: |
US Dollar (USD) |
1New Sheqel = 100Agorot |
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