Geography:
Israel is only 1/6 of 1% of the landmass of the Middle East.
Israel is roughly half the size of Lake Michigan.
The Sea of Galilee, at 695 ft. Below sea level, is the lowest
freshwater lake in the world.
The Dead Sea is the lowest surface point on earth, at about 1,373
feet below sea level.
Israel is the only nation in the world that entered the 21st
century with a net gain in it's number of trees.
Jericho is the oldest continuously inhabited town in the world.
The Mount of Olives in Jerusalem is the oldest, continually used
cemetery in the world.
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Demographics:
Israel 's population is half the size of Metro New York City.
Israel has only 2% of the population of the Middle East .
Israel has the highest ratio of university degrees per capita in the world.
Israel produces more scientific papers per capita than any other
nation in the world - by a large margin.
Israel has the highest number of scientists and technicians per
capita in the world - by a large margin.
Israel has the highest number of engineers per capita in the world.
Israel has the highest number of PhD's per capita in the world.
Israel has the highest number of physicians per capita in the world.
Israel has the largest percentage of it's workforce employed in
technical professions in the world.
Israel is the largest immigrant-absorbing nation in the world, per capita.
Israel is the only country in the Middle East where the Christian
population has grown over the last 50 years.
Israel is the only country in the Middle East where Christians,
Muslims and Jews are all free to vote.
Israel is the only country in the Middle East where women enjoy
full political rights.
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Economics:
Israel has the largest number of startup companies per capita in the world.
Israel is the world's largest wholesale diamond center, finally
surpassing Antwerp in the 1970's.
Most of the cut & polished diamonds in the world come from Israel.
Israel has the largest number of NASDAQ listed companies outside
of the US and Canada.
Israel was the first country to have a free trade agreement with
the United States.
Apart from the Silicon Valley, Israel has the highest
concentration of hi-tech companies in the world.
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Electronics:
The cell phone was developed in Israel at Motorola's largest
development center.
The Voice Mail technology was developed in Israel.
In the early 80's, IBM chose an Israeli-designed computer chip as
the brains for it's first personal computers.
The first anti-virus software for computers was developed in Israel in 1979.
Most of the Windows NT and XP operating systems were developed in Israel by
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Microsoft:
Both the Pentium-4 and Centrino processors were entirely designed,
developed and produced in Israel .
The Pentium MMX Chip technology was designed in Israel at Intel.
Israel has the highest number of home computers per capita in the world.
The technology for the AOL Instant Messenger and ICQ was developed
in 1996 by 4 young Israelis.
Israel was the first Middle Eastern country to launch a satellite,
the Ofek 1, on September 19, 1988.
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Culture:
Hebrew is the only case of a dead national language being revived
in all of world history.
Hebrew had not been spoken as a native tongue by anyone for centuries.
Today it is the native tongue of millions of people.
Israel has more museums per capita than any other nation in the world.
Israel has more orchestras per capita than any other nation in the world.
Israel publishes more books per capita than any other nation in the world.
Israel publishes more books translated from other languages than
any other nation in the world.
Israel reads more books per capita than any other nation in the world.
The most independent and free Arabic press in the Middle East is in Israel.
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Military/Security:
Israel has the largest fleet of F-16 aircraft outside of the US.
Israel has the world's most impenetrable airline security.
Israel spends more money per capita on its own protection than any
country in the world.
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Other:
Israel's dairy cows are the most productive dairy cows in the world.
They average 25,432 pounds of milk per cow per year, compared to
just 18,747 pounds from American cows;
17,085 from Canadian cows; 13,778 from European Union cows;
10,207 from Australian cows; and 6,600 from
Chinese cows.
Israel has more in-vitro fertilization per capita than anywhere
in the world, and it's free.
Israelis, per capita, are the world's biggest consumers of fruits
and vegetables.
Of the 175 UN Security Council resolutions passed before 1990, 97 were
directed against Israel.
Of the 690 UN General Assembly resolutions voted on before 1990, 429
were directed against Israel
