3. HISTORY OF ISRAEL……
On November 29, 1947, at the time of the resolution for
the freedom of Israel, the votes of 3 countries were lacking
so African countries were added to makeup for this. This
was in fact a favor in return as Israel helped England and
France in world war. in favor of a Partition Plan, the British
relinquished their mandate over Palestine in1948.
Brief history of Jews.
4. Population:
The State of Israel has a population of
approximately 8,296,000 inhabitants as of the
end of 2014. 75% percent of them are Jewish
(about 6,218,000 individuals), 20.7% are Arabs
(about 1,719,000 individuals), while the
remaining 4.3% Other People.
Total population: 8.059 million…(2014)
Proportion of total: 75.0% (6.119 million)
Growth rate: 1.7%
5. Major Industries:
High technology products:
Aviation, medicals communications, fiber
optics etc.),
wood and paper products, metal products,
food, beverages, chemical products, plastics,
textile and diamond cutting.
6. Israel is the 56th largest export economy in the world
In 2013, Israel exported $54.3B and imported $66.1B,
resulting in a negative trade balance of $11.8B.
The top exports of Israel are Packaged Medicaments,
Refined Petroleum ($4.13B), Diamonds ($4.07B),
Aircraft Parts and other defense equipment ($1.71B),
computers, wheat, and automobiles.
10. Electronic equipment (Machines, engines, pumps)
Gems, precious metals, coins, Aircraft, spacecraft, Medical,
technical equipment , crude oil, grains, raw materials,
military equipment, Organic chemicals, Furniture, lighting,
Pharmaceuticals and Vehicles.
In 2013 Israel imported $66.1B, making it the 48th
largest importer in the world.
o The most recent imports are led by Crude Petroleum which
represent 12.8% of the total imports of Israel.
11. Israel has bought as much as three-quarters of
its oil from Iraqi Kurdistan in recent months.
Israeli refineries and oil firms have imported
more than 19 million barrels of Kurdish oil over
the course of three months, from the beginning
of May to August 2011.
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14. GDP of Israel:
2010: 232.9 bln.$
2011: 258.4bln.$
2012 : 257.2 bln.$
2013: 290.6 bln.$
GDP per capita 32,505.15 USD
21. Energy:
Historically, Israel relied on external imports for
meeting most of its energy needs, spending an amount
equivalent to over 5% of its GDP per year in 2009 on
imports of energy products.
Energy in Israel comes mostly from hydrocarbon fuels.
The transportation sector relies mainly on gasoline and
diesel fuel, while the majority of electricity production
is generated using imported coal.
22. Natural Gas Usage:
2010: 3.7 (BCM)
2011: 4.2 (BCM)
2012: 5.3 (BCM)
2013: 6.1 (BCM)
2014: 7.6 (BCM)
Figures are in Billion Cubic Meters (BCM) per year
23. Agriculture:
• Total labor force : 2.7 million,
employed : 2.6%
services : 6.3%
Israel imports substantial quantities of grain.
It is largely self-sufficient in other agricultural products
and food stuffs.
Citrus fruits are still Israel's major agricultural export.
The country exports more than $1.3 billion worth of
agricultural products every year.
25. Over all| 3-year averages:
2010-12 2013-15 2016-18
Population (million): 7.5 8.0 8.6
GDP (USD bn): 250 294 333
GDP per capita(USD): 33,150 36,570 38,765
GDP growth (%): 4.3 2.9 3.7
Public Debt (% of GDP): 68.4 67.6 65.2
Inflation (%): 2.6 1.0 2.0
Current Ac. (% of GDP): 1.9 2.3 3.2
External Debt (% of GDP): 41.8 33.3 31.7
Exchange Rate (USD): 3.78 3.73 3.70
Exports (USD bn): 56.4 64.2 74.5
Imports (USD bn): 46.1 71.8 72.7
External Debt (USD bn): 94.6 95.4 103.5
26. International rankings of Israel
As of 2012, Israel ranks 26th in Global Competitiveness
16th among 187 world nations on the UN's Human
Development Index, which places it in the category of "Very
Highly Developed".
Israel's economy also ranks 17th among the world's most
economically developed nations.
as of 2010 Israel ranked second among foreign countries in
the number of its companies listed on U.S. stock exchanges
Having moved away from the socialist economic model since
the mid-1980s and early 1990s, Israel has made dramatic
moves toward the free-market capitalist paradigm.