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Languages | Hebrew (official), Arabic, English |
Religions | Judaism 82%, Islam 14%, Christian 2%, others 2% |
Ethnicity | Jewish 82% (Israel-born 50%, Europe/Americas/Oceania-born 20%, Africa-born 7%, Asia-born 5%), non-Jewish 18% (mostly Arab) (1993 est.) |
Population | 6,426,679 |
Capital | Tel Aviv, 355,900 Note: Israel proclaimed Jerusalem as its capital in 1950, but the U.S., like nearly all other countries, maintains its embassy in Tel Aviv. |
Currency | New Israeli Sheqel (ILS) |
Web Domains | .il |
Phone Codes | 00-972 |
ICVolunteers-Switzerland is the Swiss branch of ICVolunteers. Historically, the Swiss office is the cradle of the whole organization. ICVolunteers has local presence in a growing number of countries, including Israel.
We invite you to look over what we are doing in the area.
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