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Tel Aviv Country: Israel

Tel Aviv by the Numbers: Population: 384,000 Elevation: 161 feet Average Annual Rainfall: 22 inches Average Annual Snowfall: 0 inches Average January Temperature: 54 degrees F Average July Temperature: 79 degrees F

Quick Facts: Major Industries: Metal, Defense, Machinery, Technology, Diamonds, Tourism, Education Ethnic Mix: 80% Jewish, 18% Muslim, 1.7% Christian, 1.3% Druze Electricity: 220 volts, 50Hz Time Zone: GMT-2 Country Dialing Code: 972 Area Code: 3

Did You Know? Israel's most popular food is Hummus, and drink is Coca-Cola.

Orientation: Tel Aviv lies on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea, northwest of Jerusalem. Israel is in the Middle East, on the eastern end of the sea, bordered by Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and Egypt. It sits at the junction of the continents Europe, Asia and Africa.2008-08-02T07:29:22.000 412

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