Israel has such a great history behind it. There has been a great deal of events that have occurred in this one country. A lot of the history is still standing today and if not it is still being talked about. The country today has a very different culture than the one that Americas are a costume to.The formal name of Israel is Medinat Yisrael, which means “State of Israel". They have a prime minister and a president that help rule the country. Ariel Sharon is the Prime Minister while Moshe Katsav is the president. The country has a landmass of 20,330 square km and a population of 5,842,454. Israel’s normal life expectancy is 76.57 years for males and 80.67 years for females. There are many religions that make up Israel such as Jewish at 80.1%, Muslim at 14.6%, Christian at 2.1%, and the rest is only 3.2%. Israel also has foreign trade with the US. The US exports $23.5 billion worth of products. The products that are being exported are software, cut diamonds, agricultural products, machinery and equipment, chemicals, textiles and different apparel. The US imports $30.6 billion worth of products such as military equipment, rough diamonds, investment goods, fuels, consumer goods, and raw materials.Israel is a democratic republic. The country's system of government is based on British common law. Its parliament, the Knesset, is made up of 120 members. Those members are elected for 4-year. The chief of state is the President, who is elected by the Knesset for a five-year term. The head of government is the Prime Minister, who is elected for a four-year term. On March 7, 2001, the Knesset passed an amendment that would return elections for Prime Minister to the1996 system. Under this amendment, the Israeli public will vote only for Members of the Knesset. After that the Knesset will pick the Prime Minister.The government also keeps the people in good health because the health and cleanliness standards of Israel...
