20 Interesting Facts About Israel That Make It A Fascinating Country

Israel or State of Israel has always fascinated the mind of travellers as it is such a small country, less than the size of New Jersey but it has large number of tourist attractions including a good number of religious places, museums and beaches.

It has been just 70 years that it has got independence but Israel has become a developed nation with highly skilled workforce and it is counted among the most educated countries of the world.

It is really big achievement for Israel to provide its citizens with the highest standard of living in the Middle East and one of the highest life expectancies in the world considering the fact that it never had peaceful relations with its neighbors and it has to employ a lot of resources to tackle its neighbors all the time.

Let us enlighten you with 20 amazing facts about Israel which will attract you more towards Israel:

1Languages of Israel

Israel can be called as the only country that revived an unspoken language and gave it the status of official language. Yes, Hebrew was almost extinct but Israel revived it and now it is used the most in the country along with Arabic. English is also studied and spoken in Israel to a great extent. 

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2Israelis have a healthy diet

Israelis are very conscious about their diet and prefer to have a healthy diet and that is why they include vegetables and fruits in their diet. Israelis are third in the world when it comes to vegetable consumption with 197.6 kilograms/person each year and they are third in sweet consumption as well with 38.8 kg/person each year.

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3Life expectancy

82 years is the life expectancy at birth in Israel which is 2 years more than average given by Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Life expectancy is the average time a human being is expected to live. Healthy food, military training and emphasis on the outdoor games are responsible for Israelis having long life expectancy.

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4Tel Aviv and Sushi restaurants

Tel Aviv has more than 100 Sushi restaurants which means that it is the third city in the world, with most sushi restaurants per capita after Japanese city, Tokyo and American city, New York. With such huge number of restaurants in Tel Aviv, it is pretty clear that how much Israelis love eating.

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5Israel is the first country to ban underweight models

Israel is the first country in the world to ban too skinny or underweight models from modeling and set the limit of 18.5 Body Mass Index (BMI) if the models want to take part in catwalk or appear in advertisements. The move was made in order to tackle the problem of eating disorders which were faced by the younger generation.

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