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Property	Type	Value	Unit	Rank	Empirical method	Date	Comparison
Birth rate	Population property	19.51	Per 1000 Inhabitants	99	Estimation	2010	Birth rate
Death rate	Population property	5.45	Per 1000 Inhabitants	176	Estimation	2010	Death rate
Infant Mortality Rate	Health property	4.17	Per 1000 Live Births	206	Estimation	2010	Infant Mortality Rate
Life Expectancy at Birth	Population property	80.86	Years	13	Estimation	2010	Life Expectancy at Birth
Net Migration Rate	Population property	2.22	Per 1000 Inhabitants	33	Estimation	2010	Net Migration Rate
Population growth rate	Population property	1.63	Percent	78	Estimation	2010	Population growth rate
Total Fertility Rate	Population property	2.72	Born per Woman	79	Estimation	2010	Total Fertility Rate
Electricity production	Economic property	54500	Gigawatt hour	46	Estimation		Electricity production
Natural gas consumption	Economic property	1190	1 Mil. Cubic metre	87	Estimation		Natural gas consumption
Natural gas production	Economic property	1190	1 Mil. Cubic metre	62	Estimation		Natural gas production
GDP growth rate	Economic property	0.50	Percent	104	Estimation		GDP growth rate
GDP - per capita (PPP)	Economic property	28400	Dollar	48	Estimation		GDP - per capita (PPP)
GDP	Economic property	205800	Million dollar	51	Estimation		GDP
Industrial production growth rate	Economic property	-1.50	Percent	79	Estimation		Industrial production growth rate
Inflation rate	Economic property	3.90	Percent	119	Estimation		Inflation rate
Oil consumption	Economic property	235	1000 Barrel per day	51	Estimation		Oil consumption
Oil production	Economic property	5.246	1000 Barrel per day	94	Estimation		Oil production
Unemployment rate	Economic property	7.40	Percent	73	Estimation		Unemployment rate
Area	Geo property	22072	Square kilometer	152			Area
HIV/AIDS - Adult Prevalence Rate	Health property	0.10	Percent	120			HIV/AIDS - Adult Prevalence Rate
HIV/AIDS - deaths	Health property	200		112			HIV/AIDS - deaths
People living with HIV/AIDS	Health property	5100		123			People living with HIV/AIDS
Population size	Population property	7353985		96			Population size

Organisation / Group	Aim	status
Black Sea Economic Cooperation Zone	to enhance regional stability through economic cooperation	observer
European Organization for Nuclear Research	to foster nuclear research for peaceful purposes only	observer
International Criminal Court	to hold all individuals and countries accountable to international laws of conduct; to specify international standards of conduct;to provide an important mechanism for implementing these standards;to ensure that perpetrators are brought to justice	signatory
Organization of American States	to promote regional peace and security as well as economic and social development	observer
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development	to promote economic cooperation and development	accession state
Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons	to enforce the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling, and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction;to provide a forum for consultation and cooperation among the signatories of the Convention	signatory
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe	to foster the implementation of human rights, fundamental freedoms, democracy, and the rule of law;to act as an instrument of early warning, conflict prevention, and crisis management;and to serve as a framework for conventional arms control and confidence building measures	partner
Paris Club	to provide a forum for debtor countries to negotiate rescheduling of debt service payments or loans extended by governments or official agencies of participating countries;to help restore normal trade and project finance to debtor countries	associate
Southeast European Cooperative Initiative	to encourage cooperation among participating states and to facilitate their integration into European structures	observer
Bank for International Settlements	to promote cooperation among central banks in international financial settlements
Conference of Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia	promoting a multi-national forum for enhancing cooperation towards promoting peace, security, and stability in Asia
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development	to facilitate the transition of seven centrally planned economies in Europe (Bulgaria, former Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, former USSR, and former Yugoslavia) to market economies by committing 60% of its loans to privatization
Food and Agriculture Organization	to raise living standards and increase availability of agricultural products;a UN specialized agency
Inter-American Development Bank	to promote economic and social development in Latin America
International Atomic Energy Agency	to promote peaceful uses of atomic energy
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development	to provide economic development loans;a UN specialized agency
International Civil Aviation Organization	to promote international cooperation in civil aviation;a UN specialized agency
International Chamber of Commerce	to promote free trade and private enterprise and to represent business interests at national and international levels
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement	to promote worldwide humanitarian aid through the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in wartime, and International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS;formerly League of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies or LORCS) in peacetime
International Development Association	to provide economic loans for low-income countries;UN specialized agency and IBRD affiliate
International Fund for Agricultural Development	to promote agricultural development;a UN specialized agency
International Finance Corporation	to support private enterprise in international economic development;a UN specialized agency and IBRD affiliate
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies	to organize, coordinate, and direct international relief actions;to promote humanitarian activities;to represent and encourage the development of National Societies;to bring help to victims of armed conflicts, refugees, and displaced people;to reduce the vulnerability of people through development programs
International Labor Organization	to deal with world labor issues;a UN specialized agency
International Monetary Fund	to promote world monetary stability and economic development;a UN specialized agency
International Maritime Organization	to deal with international maritime affairs;a UN specialized agency
International Mobile Satellite Organization	acts as watchdog over Inmarsat (International Maritime Satellite Organization), a private company, to make sure it follows ICAO standards and recommended practices;plays an active role in the development of international telecommunications policies
International Criminal Police Organization	to promote international cooperation among police authorities in fighting crime
International Olympic Committee	to promote the Olympic ideals and administer the Olympic games: 2012 Summer Olympics in London, UK;2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia
International Organization for Migration	to facilitate orderly international emigration and immigration
Inter-Parliamentary Union	fosters contacts among parliamentarians, considers and expresses views of international interest and concern with the purpose of bringing about action by parliaments and parliamentarians, contributes to the defense and promotion of human rights, contributes to better knowledge of representative institutions
International Organization for Standardization	to promote the development of international standards with a view to facilitating international exchange of goods and services and to developing cooperation in the sphere of intellectual, scientific, technological and economic activity
International Telecommunications Satellites Organization	to act as a watchdog over Intelsat, Ltd., a private company, to make sure it provides on a global and non-discriminatory basis public telecommunication services
International Telecommunication Union	to deal with world telecommunications issues;a UN specialized agency
International Trade Union Confederation	to promote the trade union movement
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency	encourages flow of foreign direct investment among member countries by offering investment insurance, consultation, and negotiation on conditions for foreign investment and technical assistance;a UN specialized agency
Permanent Court of Arbitration	to facilitate the settlement of international disputes
United Nations	to maintain international peace and security and to promote cooperation involving economic, social, cultural, and humanitarian problems
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development	to promote international trade
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization	to promote cooperation in education, science, and culture
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees	to ensure the humanitarian treatment of refugees and find permanent solutions to refugee problems
United Nations Industrial Development Organization	UN specialized agency that promotes industrial development especially among the members
World Tourism Organization	to promote tourism as a means of contributing to economic development, international understanding, and peace
Universal Postal Union	to promote international postal cooperation;a UN specialized agency
World Customs Organization	to promote international cooperation in customs matters
World Federation of Trade Unions	to promote the trade union movement
World Health Organization	to deal with health matters worldwide;a UN specialized agency
World Intellectual Property Organization	to furnish protection for literary, artistic, and scientific works;a UN specialized agency
World Meteorological Organization	to sponsor meteorological cooperation;a UN specialized agency
World Trade Organization	to provide a forum to resolve trade conflicts between members and to carry on negotiations with the goal of further lowering and/or eliminating tariffs and other trade barriers

Names

Israel : Name
State of Israel : Longname
Yisra'el : Name
- Local
Medinat Yisra'el : Longname
- Local

Description

Following World War II, the British withdrew from their mandate of Palestine, and the UN partitioned the area into Arab and Jewish states, an arrangement rejected by the Arabs. Subsequently, the Israelis defeated the Arabs in a series of wars without ending the deep tensions between the two sides. The territories Israel occupied since the 1967 war are not included in the Israel country profile, unless otherwise noted. On 25 April 1982, Israel withdrew from the Sinai pursuant to the 1979 Israel-Egypt Peace Treaty. In keeping with the framework established at the Madrid Conference in October 1991, bilateral negotiations were conducted between Israel and Palestinian representatives and Syria to achieve a permanent settlement. Israel and Palestinian officials signed on 13 September 1993 a Declaration of Principles (also known as the "Oslo Accords") guiding an interim period of Palestinian self-rule. Outstanding territorial and other disputes with Jordan were resolved in the 26 October 1994 Israel-Jordan Treaty of Peace. In addition, on 25 May 2000, Israel withdrew unilaterally from southern Lebanon, which it had occupied since 1982. In April 2003, US President BUSH, working in conjunction with the EU, UN, and Russia - the "Quartet" - took the lead in laying out a roadmap to a final settlement of the conflict by 2005, based on reciprocal steps by the two parties leading to two states, Israel and a democratic Palestine. However, progress toward a permanent status agreement was undermined by Israeli-Palestinian violence between September 2003 and February 2005. In the summer of 2005, Israel unilaterally disengaged from the Gaza Strip, evacuating settlers and its military while retaining control over most points of entry into the Gaza Strip. The election of HAMAS to head the Palestinian Legislative Council froze relations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority (PA). Ehud OLMERT became prime minister in March 2006 and presided over a 34-day conflict with Hizballah in Lebanon in June-August 2006 and a 23-day conflict with HAMAS in the Gaza Strip during December 2008 and January 2009. OLMERT, who in June 2007 resumed talks with PA President Mahmoud ABBAS, resigned in September 2008. Prime Minister Binyamin NETANYAHU formed a coalition in March 2009 following a February 2009 general election. Peace talks are currently stalled.