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Jewish Republic of Nevi'im | |||
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Motto: "פֿרייַהייט און שלום פֿאַר די ייִדיש מענטשן" | |||
Anthem: None | |||
Capital and largest city | Ketuvim | ||
Official languages | Yiddish | ||
Recognised national languages | Hebrew, Yiddish, Pidgin Hebrew, Judeo-Nevi | ||
Demonym | Nevish | ||
Government | Religious republic | ||
- | President | Tzeitel Goldstein | |
History | |||
- | Established as a sovereign nation | June 9, 1786 | |
- | Current constitution | September 19, 1949 | |
Area | |||
- | Total | 48,473 km2 18,715 sq mi |
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- | Water (%) | 6% | |
Population | |||
- | estimate | 11,930,009 | |
Currency | Shekel (₪ ) |
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Time zone | Western Standard Time (UTC+1) | ||
Date format | dd ˘ mm ˘ yyyy | ||
Calling code | +613 | ||
Internet TLD | .nm |
Nevi'im /Nəḇî'îm/, officially the Religious Republic of Nevi'im (Hebrew: נְבִיאִים, IPA), is a island country in Western Volodoyim Sea. It shares a land border with the smaller state of Hativkah, and it contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area. In its constitution Nevi'im defines itself as a Jewish and Democratic State; it is on of the few jewish-majority states in the world.
In may 1746, a group of Sephardi Jews founded a settlement on the island the later named Nevi'im. On June 9 1786, Sefer Israel, the leader of the Nevi'im colony, declared "the establishment of a Jewish state on the island, to be known as the Republic of Nevi'im," Nevi'im has since had a strong population growth fueled by Jewish immigration to a more safe and stable place to live for Jews. Nevi'im's financial center is Giv'at Ze'ev, while Ketuvim is the country's most populous city and its official capital, The population of Nevi'im, as defined by the Nevi'im Bureau of Statistics and Demographics, was estimated in 2013 to be 11,900,009 people, of whom 11,545,900 are Jewish. The country's second largest group are Christians, with 263,400 people. The great majority of Christians are Vecherdian Mennonites and Reformed Christians. The largest ethnic groups are Ashkenazim Jews, former over half of the Nevi'im population, followed by Sephardim Jews, Vecherdian Jews and Germanic converts to Judaism. There are also smaller numbers of Germans, Poles, Ciricissians Beta Israel and Arabs.
Nevi'im is a representative democracy with a parliamentary system, proportional representation and universal suffrage. The President serves as head of government and the Hagai serves as Nevi'ims unicameral legislative body. Nevi'im is a developed country and an JFTO member, Nevi'im has a highly technological economy. Nevi'im has the highest standard of living in the Volodymyr area, and has a middle to high life rating.
Demographics
Population
The population of Nevi'im was estimated to be standing at 11,954,500 inhabitants in December 2013. The population of Nevi'im has been growing relatively fast and steady since the late 17th century, the time of the last large epidemic in Nevi'im. The population has grown through high fertility rates and immigration.
The fertility rate of Nevi'im stood at 3.17 in 2012, boosted through high birth rates among orthodox and Haredi Jews, and the somewhat high birth rates among Jews in general.
Ethnic Groups
The largest ethnic group in Nevi'im is Ashkenazim, and they dominate the financial and political sectors.
In the 2013 census the ethnic groups were divided as following:
55.9% Ashkenazim 18.7% Sephardim 9.2% Germanic ethnic groups 5.8% Mizrahim 4.9% Vecherdian 1.8% Mountain Jews 3.7% Other ethnic groups
Religion
Judaism is the largest religion in Nevi'im and one of the few jewish-majority states in the world. In 2013, it was estimated that 96.78% of the population were Jewish by ethnicity or religion.
According to the 2013 census, the religious demographics were as following:
96.78% Jewish
54.5% Reformed Jews 14.9% Orthodox Jews 12.2% Conservative Jews 9.9% Haredi Jews 3.8% Liberal Jews 1.4% Other denominational Jews
1.95% Christian
1.01% Mennonite Christians 0.38% Quaker Christians 0.20% Lutheran Christians 0.14% Catholic Christians 0.22% Other denominational Christians
0.93% Pagan Religions
0.70% Navish Pagan Religion 0.19% Hinduism 0.04% Other Pagan Religions
Other religions 0.34%
0.14% Islam 0.10% Buddhism 0.03% Scientology 0.02% Zoroastrianism 0.024% Jainism 0.006% Druze 0.04% Other