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GeographyLocation: Middle East, west of Jordan
Area: Land boundaries: total 404 km, Israel 307 km, Jordan 97 km Coastline: 0 km
PeoplePopulation: 1,319,991 (July 1995 est.)
Age structure:
Population growth rate: 3.5% (1995 est.) Birth rate: 39.83 births/1,000 population Death rate: 4.84 deaths/1,000 population Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population Infant mortality rate: 29.7 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
Total fertility rate: 5.34 children born/woman Ethnic divisions: Palestinian Arab and other 83%, Jewish 17% Religions: Muslim 75% (predominantly Sunni), Jewish 17%, Christian and other 8% Languages: Arabic, Hebrew (spoken by Israeli settlers), English (widely understood)
Literacy:
NA%
Government
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Type: Capital: Independence: Constitution:
EconomyNational product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $4 billion National product real growth rate: National product per capita: $2,800 Inflation rate (consumer prices): 6.8% Unemployment rate: 35%
Electricity:
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| The Mother Nature was kind to Olympic athletes and spectators. The average high temperature during the Games was 89 degrees with an average low of 72 degrees. Highest temperature registered (20 July) - 99 degrees. Lowest high temperature registered is 79 degrees (28 July). |