Square Miles: 7,992 sq. mi.
Comparative Area: slightly larger than New Jersey
Natural Resources: timber, potash, copper ore, natural gas, phosphate rock, magnesium bromide, clays, sand
Natural Hazards: sandstorms may occur during spring and summer; droughts; periodic earthquakes
Land Uses: woodland/forest, permanent crops, arrable land, irrigated farming, rough grazing/subsistence farming, wasteland, urban or built-up area, cereals (wheat and barley), citrus, cotton, fruit, grapes, olives, vegetables
Current Currency: Israeli New Shekel
Exchange Rate: $1 (US) = 3.5015 (Israeli New Shekel)
GDP: $217.1 billion (2010 est.)
GDP per capita: $29,500 (2010 est.)
Population Below Poverty Line: 23.6%
Labor Force by Occupation: agriculture: 2%, industry: 16%, services: 82% (September 2008)
Exports:
$54.31 billion (2010 est.)
commodities- machinery and equipment, software, cut diamonds, agricultural products, chemicals, textiles and apparel partners- US 35.05%, Hong Kong 6.02%, Belgium 4.95% (2009)
Imports:
$55.6 billion (2010 est.)
commodities: raw materials, military equipment, investment goods, rough diamonds, fuels, grain, consumer goods
partners: US 12.35%, China 7.43%, Germany 7.1%, Switzerland 6.94%, Belgium 5.42%, Italy 4.49%, UK 4.03%, Netherlands 3.98% (2009)
Infrastructure:
railroads- total: 949 km
airports- 48 (2010)
roadways- total: 18,096 km
pipelines- gas 211 km; oil 442 km; refined products 261 km (2010)
Internet Users: 4.525 million (2009)
Internet Hosts: 1.689 million (2010)
