1. The People Bomb Current Events Research

2. Population  7,233,701  country comparison to the world: 9898  note: includes about 187,000 Israeli settlers in the West Bank, about 20,000 in the Israeli- occupied Golan Heights, and fewer than 177,000 in East Jerusalem (July 2009 est.)  https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world- factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html?countryName=Israel&countryCode=is&regionCode=me &rank=98#is

3. Population Density  356.8/km2 (34th) 839/sq mi34th  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_population_density

4. Average mean income per family  GDP - per capita (PPP): GDP - per capita (PPP)  $28,300 (2008 est.)  country comparison to the world: 4949  $27,700 (2007 est.)  $26,700 (2006 est.)  note: data are in 2008 US dollars  https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world- factbook/rankorder/2004rank.html?countryName=Israel&countryCode=is&regionCode=me&rank =49#is

5. % of population Urban versus % population Rural  urban population: 92% of total population (2008)  rate of urbanization: 1.7% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)  rural population: 8%

6. Percent of arable land  arable land: 15.45%  permanent crops: 3.88%  other: 80.67% (2005)

7. Labor Force  Percent Industrial versus percent Agricultural  agriculture: 2%  industry: 16%  services: 82% (30 September 2008)

8. Life Expectancy  total population: 80.73 years  country comparison to the world: 1313  male: 78.62 years  female: 82.95 years (2009 est.) https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world- factbook/rankorder/2102rank.html?countryName=Israel&countryCode=is&regionCode=me& rank=13#is

9. Birth and Death rate  19.77 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)  country comparison to the world: 101101  https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world- factbook/rankorder/2054rank.html?countryName=Israel&countryCode=is&regionCode=me& rank=101#is  5.43 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.)  country comparison to the world: 180180  https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world- factbook/rankorder/2066rank.html?countryName=Israel&countryCode=is&regionCode=me& rank=180#is

10. Infant Mortality  total: 4.22 deaths/1,000 live births  country comparison to the world: 207207  male: 4.39 deaths/1,000 live births  female: 4.05 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)  https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world- factbook/rankorder/2091rank.html?countryName=Israel&countryCode=is&regionCode=me&rank =207#is