Israel’s population totals 6 million, a 2.3 percent increase over the previous year, according to statistics released on the eve of the nation’s 51 st Independence Day. Jerusalem remains the country’s largest city, with 632,000 residents, followed by Tel Aviv, with just over half that number. Jewish residents of the West Bank and Gaza Strip totaled 172,000 people.
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