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Israel
 * **Major Government**
 * Palestinian Authority


 * **Major Religions**
 * Judaism, Islam


 * **Languages Spoken**
 * Hebrew, Arabic, English


 * **Current leader or president**
 * Peres, Shimon


 * **Brief history of the country including any important people and major wars**
 * Putnam, Israel (1718-1790), an American patriot, was a general in the Revolutionary War in America (1775-1783).
 * Eshkol, Levi (1895-1969), helped found the state of Israel and served as prime minister from 1963 until his death
 * Meir, Golda (1898-1978), served as prime minister of Israel from 1969 to 1974.
 * Rabin, Yitzhak (1922-1995), was prime minister of Israel from 1974 to 1977 and from 1992 until his death
 * Dayan, Moshe (1915-1981), was an Israeli military hero and political leader


 * **Currency**
 * **Iran** is an ancient country in the Middle East. It is a land of snow-capped mountains, green valleys, and barren deserts. Tehran is the country's capital and largest city.


 * **Major cultural traditions (holidays/foods etc..)**
 * Rosh Hashanah starts the Jewish New Year. Jews do not eat or drink on Yom Kipper. They pray for forgiveness for what they have done wrong in the last year. Muslims celebrate Ramadan in the fal. They only eat at night for a month. Then they celebrate by eating sweet pastries. Purim and Pesach are Spring holidays. Jews celebrate Purim with carnivals and rapades. During the week of Pesach, Jews celebrate their freedom. Israelis celebrate two national holidays in the Spring. On Memorial Day, they remember people who died for their counrty. The next day is Independance Day. People celebrate the creation of Israel with parades and dances. ( Children wear costumes to celebrate the Purim )
 * **Climate**
 * mostly dry, bare desert, lack of rain


 * **Population**
 * most people are jewish;


 * **Geography**


 * **Major Resources**
 * **Major tourist attractions and or historical sights**
 * **Median Family Income**
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 * **Median Family Income**
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