Did you Know? Interesting Facts about Israel

Getting to Know the Israel beyond the News

• Israel produces more scientific papers per capita - 109 per 10,000 - than any other nation.
• Israel has the highest number of scientists and engineers per capita than any other country in the world.
• Israel has the highest number of start-up companies per rata.
• In absolute terms, the highest number, except the U.S., Israel has a ratio of patents filed.
• Israel has the highest concentration of hi-tech companies outside of Silicon Valley.
• Israel has the third largest number of companies trading on Wall Street after the US and Canada.
• Israel has the highest number of solar power water heaters per capita in the world.
• Israeli scientists developed the first fully computerized, radiation-free diagnostic scannign device for breast cancer.
• The Firewall technology, used around the world to secure corporate and personal networks, was created in Israel by CheckPoint.
• BabySense, another product developed in Israel, is working to prevent Sudden Infannt Death Syndrome (SIDS) worldwide.
• Israel's Given Imaging developed a video camera so small...it can easily fit into a pil tha
• Israeli company, Tecnomatix, created the software sued by many major car manufacturers to manage their production.
• ClearLight...another Israeli company, created a product that produces a high-intentisy, ultraviolet-light-free treatment that causes acne bacteria to self-destruct without harming the surrounding skin.
• An Israeli copmany developed the first large-scale solar power plant - now working in California's Mojave desert.
• Israel is ranked #2 in the world for venture capital funds, behind the USA.
• Israel has more museums per capita.
• Israel has the second highest publication of new books per capita.
• Relative to its population, Israel is the largest immigrant absorbing nation on earth. These immigrants come in search of democracy, religious freedom or expression, economic opportunity, and quality of life.
• Relative to its population, Israel has the highest concentration of hi-tech industries in the world.
• The first high resolution camera that can fit on a single electronic chip - used for cellular phones - was created by an Israeli company.
• Israel is one of only 8 countries in the world that has the capability to launch its own satellites into space.
• Israel has often sent its emergency forces to help local populations in times of national disaster - this has happened in Turkey, Indonesia, Kenya, and many other places.
• Israeli companies created the technology that brought us Voicemail, SMS text messages, and other cellular phone services.
• More than 85% of solid waste in Israel is treated in an environmentally-sound manner...a higher percentage than the vast majority of the world can claim.
• Israel is the only country in the world which had a net gain in the number of trees last year.

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