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Israel
     
Israel
a country on the eastern side of the Mediterranean Sea, surrounded by Egypt, Jordan, and Lebanon. Population: 6,631,000 (2002). Capital: Jerusalem. Israel was established in 1948 as a home for the Jewish people.
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