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Here are some interesting facts you may not know about Israel

 
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Religions in Israel
 
The population is 76% Jewish with the rest being made up of Muslims, Christians, Druze,Samaritans, Bahai
and other minorities.
 
This is slightly higher than the percentage of Christian population in the UK - 71.6%
 
 

 
The Working Week
 
The three great religions of Judaism, Christianity and Islam all have different Sabbath days.
 
Being a Jewish state, the normal working week is Sunday to Thursday with only service industries working on Friday mornings.
The weekend is Friday and Saturday( Jewish Sabbath).
 
Muslim businesses might close all day Friday ( Muslim Sabbath ) and Christian businesses and International Embassies close Sunday.
 

 
 

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Best Selling Periods
There are no Christmas celebrations here, except in Nazereth and Christian parts of East Jerusalem.
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The biggest selling periods are the Passover Festival - around Easter time - followed by the Jewish New Year - September/October.
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The dates on the Gregorian calendar vary each year as the Jewish calendar is is based on the lunar calendar.
 

Map of Israel - click to enlarge

 
The Area of Israel is 21,000 square Kilometers
 
That's about the same as:
 
Wales,UK
New Jersey,USA
and the City of Beijing,China.
It's also 20% less than Haiti
and half the size of The Netherlands
 
Compare sizes - CIA Fact book
 
 

 
The Population of Israel is 7.2 Million
 
This is about the same as:
 
London, UK
Hong Kong
Lima, Peru
Two times Los Angeles,
but less than New York
 
 

 
The Average age of the Population is:
28.9 years
 
Compare that to:
 
 UK - 39.9 years
USA - 36.7 years
China - 33.6 years
India - 25.1 years.
 
 

 
Life expectancy is 80.62 years
 
Compare that to:
 
 UK - 78.85 years
USA - 78.1 years
China - 73.18 years
India - 69.25 years.
 
 

Statistics provided by CIA World Facts book - www.cia.gov  and Dun & Bradstreet -www.duns100.dundb.co.il

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