Israel

Exact population: 7,590,758 (July 2012 est.)
Literacy: Total population: 95.4%; male: 97.3%; female: 93.6%
Ethnicities: Jewish 80.1% (Europe/America-born 32.1%, Israel-born 20.8%, Africa-born 14.6%, Asia-born 12.6%), non-Jewish 19.9% (mostly Arab) (1996 est.)
Land boundaries: Total: 1,017 km; border countries: Egypt 266 km, Gaza Strip 51 km, Jordan 238 km, Lebanon 79 km, Syria 76 km, West Bank 307 km
Terrain: Negev desert in the south; low coastal plain; central mountains; Jordan Rift Valley
Extremes: Lowest point: Dead Sea -408 m; highest point: Har Meron 1,208 m
Imports: US 15%, Belgium 10.1%, Germany 7.5%, Switzerland 6.5%, UK 6.1% (2004)
Exports: US 36.8%, Belgium 7.5%, Hong Kong 4.9% (2004)
Industries: High-technology projects (including aviation, communications, computer-aided design and manufactures, medical electronics, fiber optics), wood and paper products, potash and phosphates, food, beverages, and tobacco, caustic soda, cement, construction, metals products, chemical products, plastics, diamond cutting, textiles and footwear

Source: CIA World Factbook