ישראל

אוסטרליה

Geography:

גיאוגרפיה

Area:

20,770 sq km

7,686,850 sq km

water

440 sq km

68,920 sq km

Coastline

273 km

25,760 km

Irrigated land

1,990 sq km (1998)

24,000 sq km (1998)

People:

Population:

6,276,883 (July 2005)

20,090,437 (July 2005)

Po. growth rate:

1.2% (2005 est.)

0.87% (2005)

Median age:

29.39 years (2005)

36.56 years (2005)

Ethnic groups

Jewish 76.5%, Muslim 15.9%

Caucasian 92%, Asian 7%

Literacy (read & write)

95.4%

99%

Population in 2015:

7.7 million

21.9 million

Urbanization:

92% (2001)

91%

Economy

GDP - per capita

$20,800 (2004)

$30,700 (2004)

GDP - real growth rate

3.9% (2004)

3.5% (2004)

GDP by sector

services 59.5%, industry 37.7%

services: 68.4%,industry: 28.2%

Inflation rate

0% (2004)

2.3% (2004)

Budget: revenues:
expenditures
Budget per person

$48.09 (2004)
$52.11 billion
$8301.73

$222.7 billion
$221.7 billion
$11035.34

Public debt:

104.5% of GDP (2004)

17.4% of GDP

Exports:

$34.41 billion (US 36.8%,)

$86.89 billion (Japan 18.6)

Imports:

$36.84 billion (US 15%)

$98.1 billion (US 14.8%

Reserves foreign cur.

$28.48 billion (2004 est.)

$35.14 billion

Debt - external
Debt per person

$74.46 billion (2004 est.)
$11306.35

$308.7 billion
$11622.69

Income distribution - Poorest 10%:

2.4% (income)

2.0%

Income distribution - Richest 10%:

28.3% (income)

25.4%

Population below median income:

13.5%

14.3%

Research and development

3.7%

1.7%

Labor

Unemployment rate

10.7% (2004)

5.1% (2004)

Labor force:

42.69% (2004)

51.5% (2004)

Female professionals

55%

48%

Communications

Telephones

3.006 million (2002)
47%

10.815 million (2003)
54%

mobile cellular

6.334 million(2002)
101%

14.347 million (2003)
71.5%

Internet hosts

437,516 (2004)

2,847,763 (2003)

Internet users:

2 million (2002)
31.8%

9.472 million (2002)
47.1%

Ave. cost of local call:

0.02$

0.11$

Fax machines

1.82%

2.937%

Personal computers:

25.3% (2000)

44.7%

Televisions:

26.9%

50.5%

Transportation

Highways:

16,903 km
2.59 km per 1000 people

811,603 km
40.39 km per 1000 people

Ports

4

11

Airports:

51

448

Aircraft departures:

52,000 (2001)
8.28 per 1000 people

388,700 (2001)
19.34 per 1000 people

Military

Military expenditures

$9.11 billion

$16.65 billion

percent of GDP

8.7%

2.7% (2004)

Weapon holdings: 

15,985,000 (2001)
Syria: 11,905,000

1,186,000 (2001)
USA: 38,538,000

Education

Average years of schooling

9.6 years

10.9

Education spending

6.9%

5.2%

Health

Life expectancy

79.32 years

80.39

HIV/AIDS

0.1%

0.1%

Suicide rate

2.8

4.3

Tobacco smokers

28.50%

19.5%

Expenditure on health

9.1%

9.5%

Life satisfaction

6.7

7.3

Crime

Prisoners

0.174%

0.116%

Software piracy rate

35%

31%

Energy

Electricity

6025.17 kWh per person

9178.69 kWh per person

Gasoline prices:

1.87 (2000)

0.93