In regards to its population, Israel has the highest ratio of college degrees.
Israel has two official languages: Hebrew and Arabic
Motorola developed the cell phone in Israel.
Voicemail technology was developed in Israel.
The first antivirus software for computers was created in Israel in 1979.
Israel published more books translated from other languages than any other nation in the world.
When Golda Meir became prime minister of Israel in 1969, she was only the third woman elected to lead a country in the modern world.
The city of Beersheba has the highest number of chess grandmasters per capita in the world.
Buses and stations around Israel bear the inscription “You shall rise before the aged and show deference to the old” — a quote from Leviticus intended to encourage courtesy among passengers.