The Holyland is probably the only place in the world where geography and history are so closely cross-linked. Every inch of the land has a story to tell, every hill the scene of a battle, and every stone a monument or tomb.

Area:  28,630 km2.
Population:  8,255,058 (1998).
Capital:  Jerusalem.
Capital population:  379,000 (Est. 1997).

It has always been and is still making history, providing lessons for fixture generations to learn.

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Principal Cities: Jerusalem, Tel Aviv - Jaffa, Haifa, Ramallah, Akko, Nazareth, Gaza, Eilat, and Tiberias.