Israel's most popular food is Hummus, and drink is Coca-Cola
Israel has more museums per capita than any other country.
Israel is one of only eight countries in the world capable of launching their own satellites
Israel has the highest concentration of hi-tech companies outside of Silicon Valley.
Israel has the world’s second highest per capita output of new books.
Israel’s Given Imaging developed the first ingestible video camera, so small it fits inside a pill. Used to view the small intestine from the inside, the camera helps doctors diagnose cancer and digestive disorders.
ICQ - The technology for AOL Instant Messenger was developed in 1996 by a company called Mirabilis, founded by four young Israelis.
Israeli engineers developed the first cell phone at Motorola's lab in Haifa, its largest research center in the world.
The Israeli companies Amdocs, Comverse and Nice Systems all pioneered Voicemail, SMS and many other telephone and cellular phone services
Checkpoint, an Israeli Company, pioneered Internet and network security technology such as the Firewall, and is considered the world leader in the field. Since its founding in 1993, the company has installed its products at more than 250,000 sites, including 90 percent of the Fortune 500 companies.
Israel has the third highest rate of entrepreneurship in the world, and the highest rate in the world among women and people over the age of 55.
Israel is the only country in the world that entered the 21st century with a net gain in its number of trees
In absolute terms, the highest number, except the U.S., Israel has a ratio of patents filed.
Israel has the third largest number of companies trading on Wall Street after the US and Canada.
BabySense, another product developed in Israel, is working to prevent Sudden Infannt Death Syndrome (SIDS) worldwide.
ClearLight, 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.
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.
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.
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