Israel, located in the Middle East bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt and Lebanon. The State of Israel has a population of 6,276,883 people of which 187,000 are Israeli settlers in the West Bank, approximately 20,000 in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, more than 5,000 in the Gaza Strip, and less than 177,000 in East Jerusalem (July 2005 est.). The National Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is $129 billion (2004 est.); the GDP per capita is $20,800 (2004 est.). Israel receives economic and military aid from the United States. "Israel is considered a developed nation in accordance with the United Nations Statistics Division, as measured by its international trade statistics ."
The current Prime Minister is Ariel Sharon, the President is Moshe Katzav - the President is primarily a ceremonial role elected by the Knesset (Parliament). The Prime Minister is elected into power by the general population through a democratic election. The ruling party is the Likud party headed by......
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