| People, Economy, Education, Geographics
People
| |
1960s |
1970s |
1980s |
Today |
| Population |
2,150,000 |
3,022,000 |
3,922,000 |
6,303,300 |
Jews in Israel,
as a percentage of world Jewry |
13 |
20 |
25 |
37 |
Life expectancy
Females
Males
|
-
- |
73.2
69.1 |
76.0
72.6 |
80.1
75.9 |
| Infant mortality (per 1000 live births) |
31.3 |
22.7 |
15.6 |
5.8 |
| School population |
578,000 |
824,000 |
1,201,000 |
1,855,000 |
Percentage of the population with
13 years or more of formal schooling |
9 |
11.4 |
18.7 |
35.8 |
Population by Religion
| Jews |
79.2% |
| Muslims |
14.9% |
| Christians |
2.1% |
| Druze |
1.6% |
| Not classified by religion |
2.0% |
|
|
Population Distribution
| Cities |
91.4% |
| Villages and community settlements |
3.7% |
| Moshavim |
3.0% |
| Kibbutzim |
1.9% |
|
Immigrants by Continent
1948-1998
| Europe |
59.0% |
| Africa |
17.6% |
| Asia |
14.6% |
| America & Oceania |
7.7% |
| Unknown |
1.1% |
|
|
Immigrants by Year of Immigration
| 1948-51 |
688,000 |
| 1952-59 |
272,000 |
| 1960-69 |
374,000 |
| 1970-79 |
346,000 |
| 1980-89 |
154,000 |
| 1990-98 |
879,500 |
|
Economy
(Eine Billion (US-Englisch) entspr. einer europ. Milliarde)
| |
1960s |
1970s |
1980s |
Today |
| Gross Domestic Product |
$2.5 billion |
$6.8 billion |
$19.1 billion |
$100 billion |
| Export of goods (millions of dollars) |
217 |
768 |
5,511 |
23,285 |
thereof:
- Industrial products
- Agricultural products
|
154
63 |
639
129 |
4,955
556 |
21,007
808 |
| Tourists arriving |
110,000 |
419,000 |
1,066,000 |
2,010,000 |
| Air passengers (annual) |
223,000 |
1,051,000 |
2,847,000 |
7,873,000 |
| Freight shipped by air (annual in tons) |
3,520 |
30,700 |
105,800 |
280,450 |
| Production of electricity (in millions
of kilwatt/hours) |
1,869 |
5,700 |
11,070 |
38,000 |
| Private cars |
24,000 |
148,000 |
410,000 |
1,273,000 |
| Telephone subscribers |
68,000 |
369,000 |
860,000 |
2,804,000 |
State
Budget, 2000: NIS 227.4 billion
Major Indicators by Economic Branch (percentage)
| Branch |
GNP |
Labor Force |
Exports* |
Investment |
| Industry |
17 |
21 |
60 |
38 |
| Agriculture |
2 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
| Construction |
7 |
11 |
- |
32 |
| Transportation & Communications |
8 |
7 |
2 |
31 |
| Commercial, Financial & Personal
Services |
32 |
31 |
36 |
14 |
| Public Services |
34 |
27 |
- |
13 |
*includes goods and services
Source: Bank of Israel, Annual Report, 1997
Education
University Students by Field of Study
(Total 109,130 students in 7 universities)
|
| Agriculture |
1.2% |
| Biological Sciences |
4.4% |
| Law |
3.4% |
| Medicine and Related Fields |
6.8% |
| Engineering and Architecture |
13.5% |
| Physics, Math and Computers |
12.9% |
| Humanities |
29.8% |
| Social Sciences |
25.4% |
* Figures based on the
Statistical Abstract of Israel, No. 50, 1999
Geographical Regions
| Arid Zones |
45% |
| Plains and Valleys |
25% |
| Mountains |
16% |
| Rift Valley |
9% |
| Coastal Strip |
5% |
Selected elevations:
| Mt. Hermon, Golan |
9,220 ft. |
2,810 m. |
| Mt. Meron, Upper Galilee |
3,964 ft. |
1,208 m. |
| Mt. Ramon, Negev |
3,396 ft. |
1,035 m. |
| Mt. of Olives, Jerusalem |
2,739 ft. |
835 m. |
| Mt. Tabor, Lower Galilee |
1,930 ft. |
588 m. |
| Mt. Carmel, Haifa |
1,792 ft. |
546 m. |
| Dead Sea - lowest point on earth |
- 695 ft. |
- 212 m. |
Statistika:
Über 6.300.000 Israelis!!!
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