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Merkaz Shapira
Merkaz Shapira,Israel
- City Name : Merkaz Shapira
- Country : Israel
- ישראל / Yisra’el / Isra’il
- Region : Western Asia
- Capital : Jerusalem
- Area : 22,070.00 km²
- Official Language : Hebrew, Arabic
- Population : 8,883,000.00
- GDP(Nominal) : 387.717
- GPI Rank : 146
- GII Rank : 10
Israel is a country north of the Sinai Peninsula on the Mediterranean. The land has a total area of 22,070 km² and a total coastline of 273 km. This area is approximately 88% of the area of Maryland. The country has 6 islands in the open sea. There are direct national borders with the 4 neighbouring countries Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria. The distance between New York City and the Capital Jerusalem is about 9,180 km.Israel is regarded as a so-called pariah state because of its politics. With an Human Development Index (HDI) of 0.906 it counts as one of the high developed economies by UN-definition. The IMF also shares this classification.
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