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Israeli Capital City: Jerusalem; note - Israel proclaimed
Jerusalem as its capital in 1950 nearly all countries
maintain Embassies in Tel Aviv
Israeli GDP: $120.6 billion (2003 est.)
Main Industries : high-technology projects (including
aviation, communications, computer-aided design and
manufactures, medical electronics), wood and paper products,
potash and phosphates, food, beverages, and tobacco, caustic
soda, cement,
diamond cutting
Israeli Agricultural products : citrus, vegetables, cotton;
beef, poultry, dairy products
Israeli Currency : new Israeli shekel (ILS); note - NIS is
the currency abbreviation; ILS is the International
Organization for Standardization (ISO) code for the NIS |