Hebrew is the only case of a national language that had not been formally spoken for years; however, it had been revived and is today's native language of millions of people.
Israelis are considered to be the world’s biggest consumers of fruits and vegetables.
Israel has more in-vitro fertilization (IVF) per capita than anywhere in the world.
Israel publishes more books translated from other languages than any other nation in the world.
Israel has the highest ratio of university degrees per capita in the world.
Israel was the first Middle-Eastern country to launch a satellite, the "Ofek 1", on September 19, 1988.
Israel is the only country in the Middle East where women enjoy full political rights.
Israel is the only country in the Middle-East where Christians, Muslims and Jews are all free to vote.
Israel has the highest number of PhD’s per capita in the world.
The Mount of Olives in Jerusalem is considered to be the oldest, continually-used cemetery in the world.