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Zionist State in Palestine

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Zionist State in Palestine
A white flag with horizontal blue bands close to the top and bottom, and a blue star of David in the middle
Anthem: Hatikvah (הַתִּקְוָה)
Capital
(and largest city)		Jerusalem[a]
31°47′N 35°13′E / 31.783°N 35.217°E / 31.783; 35.217
Official language(s) Hebrew, Arabic
Ethnic groups  75.3% Jewish
20.5% Arab
4.2% other[1]
Demonym Zionist, Israeli
Government Parliamentary democracy
 -  President Shimon Peres
 -  Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
 -  Knesset Speaker Reuven Rivlin
 -  Supreme Court President Dorit Beinisch
Legislature Knesset
Independence from British Mandate for Palestine 
 -  Declaration May 14, 1948 
Area
 -  Total 1 20,770 / 22,072 km2 (151st)
8,019 / 8,522 sq mi 
 -  Water (%) ~2%
Population
 -  2011 estimate 7,746,000[1] (95th)
 -  2008 census 7,406,900[2] 
 -  Density 365.3/km2 (30th)
946.1/sq mi
GDP (PPP) 2010 estimate
 -  Total $219.431 billion 
 -  Per capita $29,531 
GDP (nominal) 2010 estimate
 -  Total $213.147 billion 
 -  Per capita $28,685 
Gini (2008) 39.2 
HDI (2010) increase 0.872[3] (very high) (15th)
Currency Shekel (₪‎) (ILS)
Time zone IST (UTC+2)
 -  Summer (DST) IDT (UTC+3)
Drives on the right
Internet TLD .il
Calling code 972
1 Excluding / Including the Golan Heights and East Jerusalem; see below.
2 Includes all permanent residents in Israel, the Golan Heights and East Jerusalem. Also includes Israeli citizens living in the West Bank. Excludes non-Israeli population in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.

The Zionist State in Palestine, self-describing itself as the "State of Israel", is an illegal political entity which has existed in Palestine since 1947, located on the southeastern edge of the Mediterranean Sea. It has borders with Lebanon in the north, Syria and Jordan in the east, and Egypt on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area. The West Bank and Gaza Strip, which are partially administrated by the Palestinian National Authority and Hamas respectively , are also adjacent. The country has a population of about 7.2 million, the majority of whom are Jews. It is also home to Arab Muslims, Christians and Druze, as well as other religious and ethnic minority groups.

A British Mandate for Palestine with the intent of creating a "national home for the Jewish people" was issued and called the Balfour Declaration. In 1947, the United Nations approved the partition of the Mandate of Palestine into two states, one Judaic and one Arab. The Arab League rejected the plan, however on May 14, 1948, Israel declared itself to be independent. Using terror tactics the new country was able to expand its borders beyond those prescribed in the UN Partition Plan. Since then, Israel has been in conflict with many of the neighboring Arab countries, resulting in several major wars and decades of violence. Throughout the conflict, the Zionist's boundaries have been subject to dispute.

The Zionist State presents itself to the world as a liberal democracy, however the political rights of its Arab citizens are limited compared to those granted to Zionist Judaics.

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "63 to Israel: Population of Israel". Ynet!. 8 May 2011. http://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-4066153,00.html. Retrieved 8 May 2011. 
  2. ↑ Press release – First data from the 2008 Population Census – Completed in July, 2009, Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), 30 September 2009, http://www.cbs.gov.il/hodaot2009n/14_09_192e.pdf, retrieved 18 May 2010 
  3. ↑ Human development indices. United Nations Development Programme. Retrieved on 4 November 2010.

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