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Where Israel is located

Israel is located North of Egypt and to the right of the Mediterranean sea.

Israel's exact location is 31.0461° N, 34.8516° E

Climate

Has long, hot, rainless summers during May- September.

In winter (October-April) the climate can best be described as cool and rainy.

Bodies of Water

Important Seas

The Red Sea- between Egypt and Saudi Arabia

The Sea of Galilee- in northeast Israel

The Dead Sea- bordering Jordan to the east, and Israel to the west

Important Rivers

The Jordan River- on the border between Syria and Lebanon, and flows southward through northern Israel to the Sea of Galilee

The Kishon River- it flows in a west-northwesterly direction through the Jezreel Valley, emptying into the Haifa Bay in the Mediterranean Sea

The Yarkon River- flows west through Gush Dan into the Mediterranean Sea

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Major Landforms

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Negev Desert- located in the southern part of Israel

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Judeo-Galilean Highlands- runs from the northernmost part of Israel to the edge of the Negev Desert in the South

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The Rift Valley- stretches from near Israel's border with Syria and Lebanon to Mozambique in the south

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Israel's Coastal Plain- the coastal plain along Israel's Mediterranean Sea coast

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Population

Israel is estimated to have about 8,655,535 people as its population as of 2020. In total that's about 0.11% of the world's population.

The Israeli President

Reuven "Ruvi" Rivlin - an Israeli politician and lawyer who is serving as the current president of Israel since 2014.

What does the Israeli President do?
The position is largely a ceremonial figurehead role, with executive power vested in the Government and the Prime Minister. The President accredits Israel's envoys to foreign countries and accepts the credentials of foreign diplomats serving in Israel. He signs every law enacted by the Knesset and treaties and agreements with foreign countries that have been ratified by the Knesset. The Knesset is the Israeli legislative branch.

Israeli Foods

Hummus

The basic combination of chickpeas, tahini, garlic, and lemon is tasty enough on its own, but there are many variations. Some include cumin, many are sprinkled with sumac, and others are topped with pine nuts; there’s even hummus with fried ground meat on top. It might sound a little strange, but hummus is traditionally eaten with large slices of raw, sweet onion.

Khachapuri

A simple pastry shaped a little like a boat, khachapuri is stuffed with plenty of cheese and topped with a fried egg. Vendors tend to offer a variety of toppings in Israel, too, filling the pastry with beans for a vegan option or going all-out with prawns, squid, and garlic butter.

Shakshuka

It’s quite a simple recipe – eggs are poached directly in a tomato sauce that’s (usually) flavored with chilies, peppers, onions, and cumin.

Babka

It comes from eastern Europe, particularly Poland (babka means small grandmother in Polish), and is essentially a sweetened yeast cake flavored with spices and chocolate, topped with a honey-flavored syrup.

Halvah

Israeli halvah is traditionally made of tahini and in the shape of a cylindrical cake. Halva in Israel comes with many mouthwatering flavors to meet everyone’s taste: from typical chocolate and vanilla flavor to pistachio, coffee, coconut, and cinnamon flavor, and many more.

Military Strength

Israel is ranked 20 of 139 out of the countries considered for the annual GFP review. It holds a power index score of 0.3464 (a score of 0.0000 is considered perfect).

Israel's Economy

The country is very developed in terms of life expectancy, education, per capita income, and other human development index indicators. But the country also has one of the most unequal economies in significant gaps between the rich and poor. A report issued by the OECD in 2016 ranks Israel as the country with the highest rates of poverty among its members. Approximately 21 percent of Israelis were found to be living under the poverty line. The Gross Domestic Product is approximately 394.7 billion USD (2019).