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Israel
| ISO Country code: | ISR |
| SWIFT Country code: | IL |
| Sovereign ratings: | Fitch: A |
| Central Bank: | Bank of Israel; Established: 1954; Bank of Note issue |
| Associations: | Association of Banks in Israel |
| Monetary unit: | New Israeli Shekel(NIS, ILS) = 100 Agorot |
| Capital: | Jerusalem |
| Financial centre: | Tel Aviv |
| Language: | Hebrew; Arabic |
| Population: | 6,682,900 |
| Area: | 21,946 sq. km. |
| ± GMT: | +2 hours |
| Banking hours: | Sunday to Friday, Closed Saturday |
| Public holidays: | 2013: Jan 1; Feb 18; Mar 26; Apr 1,16; May 15,27; Aug 6; Sep 5,6,14,19,26; Oct 15 |
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