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    General Information
    Region    Western Asia
    Population (000, 2020)   5 101a
    Pop. density (per km2, 2020)   847.4a
    Capital city    East Jerusalemc
    Capital city pop. (000, 2020)   275.1c,d
    Surface area (km2)   6 020b
    Sex ratio (m per 100 f)   102.9a
    Economic indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$)9 68213 97216 277d
    GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2015 prices)5.83.71.2d
    GDP per capita (current US$)2 387.23 085.03 347.0d
    Economy: Agriculturee (% of Gross Value Added)10.68.78.5d
    Economy: Industrye,f (% of Gross Value Added)21.819.222.3d
    Economy: Services and other activitye,g,h (% of GVA)6671.972.9d
    Employment in agriculture (% of employed)11.88.75.9i
    Employment in industry (% of employed)24.728.731.7i
    Employment in services (% employed)63.562.662.4i
    Unemploymenti (% of labour force)21.42326.1
    Labour force participation ratei (female/male pop. %)13.8 / 64.717.6 / 69.217.9 / 69.8
    CPI: Consumer Price Index (2010=100)100111113j,k
    Agricultural production index (2004-2006=100)758787l
    International trade: exports (million current US$)5769581 124i,k
    International trade: imports (million current US$)3 9595 2256 608i,k
    International trade: balance (million current US$)- 3 383- 4 268- 5 484i,k
    Balance of payments, current account (million US$)- 1 307- 2 066- 1 659d
    Social indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    Population growth ratea,m (average annual %)2.52.22.4
    Urban populationa (% of total population)74.175.476.4k
    Urban population growth ratea,m (average annual %)2.93.1...
    Fertility rate, totala,m (live births per woman)4.64.23.7
    Life expectancy at birtha,m (females/males, years)74.2 / 70.874.9 / 71.475.5 / 72.2
    Population age distributiona (0-14/60+ years old, %)42.3 / 4.439.9 / 4.638.4 / 4.9
    International migrant stocka (000/% of total pop.)258.0 / 6.4255.5 / 5.6253.7 / 5.1k
    Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR (000)...~0.0...
    Infant mortality ratea,m (per 1 000 live births)2119.317.5
    Education: Government expenditure (% of GDP)6.75.15.3b
    Education: Primary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)90.4 / 92.297.5 / 97.598.7 / 98.5d
    Education: Secondary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)89.1 / 82.589.9 / 81.993.9 / 85.2d
    Education: Tertiary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)54.9 / 41.155.6 / 35.354.3 / 34.5d
    Intentional homicide rate (per 100 000 pop.)0.81.20.5d
    Environment and infrastructure indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    Individuals using the Internet (per 100 inhabitants)37.4i57.4i64.4d
    Research & Development expendituren (% of GDP)0.40.5o...
    Threatened species (number)182439
    Forested areai (% of land area)1.51.51.5b
    Energy production, primary (Petajoules)9910b
    Energy supply per capita (Gigajoules)131616b
    Tourist/visitor arrivals at national borders (000)522432p606p,d
    Important sites for terrestrial biodiversity protected (%)16.823.124.4k
    Pop. using safely managed sanitation (urban/rural %)61.4 / ...64.2 / ...64.7 / ...b
    Net Official Development Assist. received (% of GNI)26.4113.0113.18d
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