palestine

1. INTRODUCTION
TO ISRAEL
BY: BIBI MARYAM

4. • Israel is a country in the Middle East, on the south-eastern shore of the
Mediterranean Sea and the northern shore of the Red Sea. It has land borders
with Lebanon to the north, Syria to the northeast, Jordan on the east, the
Palestinian territories of the West Bank and Gaza Strip to the east and west,
respectively, and Egypt to the southwest. The country contains geographically
diverse features within its relatively small area

5. PROFILE OF ISRAEL
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Officially known Syrian Arab Republic.
Official Language Hebrew
Business Language(s): Arabic, English
National Anthem Hatikwa which means hope for hebrews
Currency: Israeli Shekel
Capital and Largest
City:
Jerusalem and internationally unrecognized
Land fertile land and it is 20,330 sq km

6. CONTII
Area: 20,770 sq km
Ethnic groups Jewish,Arabs are major ethnic and minor ethnic are Druze, Arameans, Armenians
Religious groups Jewish, 16.2%Muslim, 2.1% Christian, and 1.6% Druze.
Literacy Rate male: 98.7% female: 96.8% (2011 est.)
Dominant Sector: high-technology and industrial manufacturing
population 8,585,500 (96th)
Type of State parliamentary democracy
Significance City of Jerusalem and holy religions
National symbol Star of Devid and national colour is blue and white

7. ECONOMY
• Israel ranks in the top 18 nations in the world on the UN's Human Development Index.
• the highest ranked in the Middle East
• Technologically advanced and industrially manufacturing
• Israeli diamond industry is one of the world's centers for diamond cutting and polishing.
• Poor in natural resources
• Imports of petroleum, raw materials, wheat, motor vehicles, uncut diamonds and production inputs.
• leading role of the Israeli solar energy industry.
• the first non-Latin-American country to sign a free trade agreement. (Saira,2009)

8. GROWING GDP

10. PALESTINE

11. CULTURE OF PALESTINE
 Palestinian culture is influenced by the many diverse cultures and religions
 Which include art, literature, music, costume and cuisine
 FOLK LORE
 COSTUMES
 Men's clothing
 DANCE
 MUSIC

12. PALESTINIAN LITERATURE
• MODERN POETRY
• Ghassan Kanafani
ART AND ARCHITECTURE
• HANDICRAFTS
• include embroidery and
weaving, pottery-making, soap-
making, glass-making, and olive-
wood

13. CUISINES
Traditional food
Breads
Salads and dips

14. RELIGIONS IN PALESTINE
Islam
Christianity
Judaism