Fact Sheet
Israel
Official Title:
State of Israel
General Information
Capital:
Population (million): 7.697
Total Area: 20,325km2
Currency: 1 CAN$ = 3.85 New Shekel (ILS)(2012)
National Holiday: Independence Day, next: April 26
Language(s): Hebrew, Arabic
Political Information
Type of State:
Parliamentary Democracy
Type of Government:
Unicameral Knesset or Parliament (120 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms).
Head of State:
President Shimon Peres
Head of Government:
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
Ministers:
Foreign Affairs, Public Affairs and the Diaspora: Benjamin Netanyahu
Trade, Industry and Labor: Naftali Bennett
Finance: Yair Lapid
Main Political Parties:
Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud Beiteinu party holds the most seats with 31 out of 120 seats in the Knesset. Prime Minister Netanyahu is currently negotiating with other parties to form a governing coalition.
Elections:
Last: January 2013
Economic Information (2012)
Please note that the economic statistics reflect Canadian dollars and the yearly averages for the year. If listed as ’0’ or absent, the statistic is currently unavailable.
| Type | Israel | Canada |
|---|---|---|
| GDP: ($ billion) | 240.79 | 1818.32 |
| GDP per capita: ($) | 31282.62 | 52209.92 |
| GDP growth rate: (%) | 3.1 | 1.84 |
| Inflation: (%) | 1.71 | 1.52 |
| Unemployment: (%) | 6.85 | 7.29 |
Trade and Investment (2012)
Canadian exports to country: $265,615,682
Canadian imports from country: $1,144,666,564
FDI in Canada: (2011) $ million
CDI in Israel: (2011) $ million
Representation
Foreign Representation in Canada:
Ambassador Miriam ZIV
Canadian Representation Abroad:
Ambassador Paul Hunt
May 2013
Sources include: Statistics Canada, IMF
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