some info about Israel for ya all

[kermalou]

Facts about the 100th smallest country,
with less than 1/1000th of the world's population.

* Israel leads the world in the number of scientists and
technicians in the workforce, with 145 per 10,000, as opposed to
85 in the U.S., over 70 in Japan, and less than 60 in Germany.
With over 25% of its work force employed in technical professions.
Israel places first in this category as well.

* Israel has the highest ratio of university degrees to the
population in the world.

* Israel has the highest per capita ratio of scientific
publications in the world by a large margin, as well as one of the
highest per capita rates of patents filed.

* In proportion to its population, Israel has the largest number of
startup companies in the world. In absolute terms, Israel has the
largest number of startup companies than any other country in the
world, except the US (3,500 companies mostly in hi-tech).

* Israel is ranked #2 in the world for VENTURE CAPITAL funds right behind the
US.

* Israel has the highest percentage in the world of home computers
per capita.

* Outside the United States and Canada, Israel has the largest
number of NASDAQ listed companies

* Israel has the highest average living standards in the Middle
East. The per capita income in 2000 is over $17,500, exceeding
that of the UK.

* With more than 3,000 high-tech companies and start-ups, Israel
has the highest concentration of hi-tech companies in the world
(apart from the Silicon Valley).

* With an aerial arsenal of over 250 F-16s, Israel has the largest
fleet of the aircraft outside of the US.

* Israel's $100 billion economy is larger than all of its immediate neighbors combined.

* The cell phone was developed in Israel by Motorola-Israel. Motorola built its largest development center worldwide in Israel.

* Windows NT software was developed by Microsoft-Israel.

* The Pentium MMX Chip technology was designed in Israel at Intel.

* Voice mail technology was developed in Israel.

* AOL's instant message program was designed by an Israeli software company.

* Both Microsoft and Cisco built their only R&D facilities outside
the US in Israel.

* On a per capita basis, Israel has the largest number of Biotech
start-ups

* Israel has the largest raptor migration in the world, with
hundreds of thousands of African birds of prey crossing as they
fan out into Asia.

* Twenty-four percent of Israel's workforce holds university
degrees -- ranking third in the industrialized world, after the
United States and Holland -- and 12 percent hold advanced
degrees.

http://www.info.gov.il/eng/mainpage.asp
http://www.imj.org.il/

http://www.israelemb.org/

 

[oblizue]

hurrah for israel

 

[Ronstang]

Gee.....now explain to me why they need $2-5 Billon from the US every year, huh?

Oh yeah, and they also have the lagest population of people who actually have no real claim to their land except the English stole it from the Palestinians and gave it to them because they weren't wanted in the UK.

 

[burnedout]

Not challenging your post or sources. Just a couple of comments and questions in general:

Israel leads the world in the number of scientists and
technicians in the workforce, with 145 per 10,000, as opposed to
85 in the U.S., over 70 in Japan, and less than 60 in Germany.
With over 25% of its work force employed in technical professions.
Israel places first in this category as well.

Isn't the reason for the large percentage of scientists in Israel due to Russian immigration? I saw a report alluding to this on 60 Minutes some years back. I mean, it was actually crazy. There were former Russian nuke scientists, physicists, mathematicians and composers sweeping streets over there. The report did go on to say that the Israelis were trying to put them to work. I guess they did.

Windows NT software was developed by Microsoft-Israel.

Could be wrong here, but I thought that a former engineer from Digital Equipment developed NT with MSFT in Redmond?

 

[Zrom999]

You can add most hated nation to your little list.

 

[Linflas]

Originally posted by: burnedout
Not challenging your post or sources. Just a couple of comments and questions in general:

Israel leads the world in the number of scientists and
technicians in the workforce, with 145 per 10,000, as opposed to
85 in the U.S., over 70 in Japan, and less than 60 in Germany.
With over 25% of its work force employed in technical professions.
Israel places first in this category as well.

Isn't the reason for the large percentage of scientists in Israel due to Russian immigration? I saw a report alluding to this on 60 Minutes some years back. I mean, it was actually crazy. There were former Russian nuke scientists, physicists, mathematicians and composers sweeping streets over there. The report did go on to say that the Israelis were trying to put them to work. I guess they did.

Windows NT software was developed by Microsoft-Israel.

Could be wrong here, but I thought that a former engineer from Digital Equipment developed NT with MSFT in Redmond?

Yep there was a whole group of DEC VMS folks that moved to MS with a guy named David Cutler in 1988. There was a nice interview with David Thompson in Windows and .Net Magazine in April about all this.

 

[Martin]

Some info about Me for ya all

Facts about the 69 293rd member,
with less than 1/1000th of the total posts on AT.

*I am of above average height, at 6'4"

*I go to school

*I like computers

*I live in a house

*I am ranked #1 in MartyTheManiak's annual list of most beautiful people in the world

*My IQ is quite a bit higher than the average

*I invented a new way for people to clean the ear wax out of their ears, but have yet to tell anyone.

*I have a love-hate relationship with the TTC.

*I listen to a lot of Progressive Metal and Death Metal.

*I have a black cat named Blacky.

*I can kick your ass at foosball



well, I hope this has post been as enlightening for you as your post was for me.

 

[Zebo]

Impressive statistics on the economic side. Can't say the same for thier regaurd to arabs human rights both in and out of israel. Reminds me of singapore in a way.

 

[Moonbeam]

Eugenics, German style.

 

[petrek]

No surprise

D

 

[cpumaster]

Originally posted by: Carbonyl
Impressive statistics on the economic side. Can't say the same for thier regaurd to arabs human rights both in and out of israel. Reminds me of singapore in a way.

at least Singapore didn't send any tanks into Malaysia and kill their people in the name of terrorist hunting (although they could if they want to)...

 

[rawoutput]

Originally posted by: cpumaster

Originally posted by: Carbonyl
Impressive statistics on the economic side. Can't say the same for thier regaurd to arabs human rights both in and out of israel. Reminds me of singapore in a way.

at least Singapore didn't send any tanks into Malaysia and kill their people in the name of terrorist hunting (although they could if they want to)...

Good thing Malaysia doesn't send teenagers with nailbombs strapped to them into Singapore or they might have a reason to start.

 

[Dari]

* Israel has the highest average living standards in the Middle
East. The per capita income in 2000 is over $17,500, exceeding
that of the UK.


that's a fvckin lie. Israel may have the third highest income per capita across the mediterranean belt (after france and italy), but it is nowhere near the United Kingdom, which exceeds $25000.

* Israel's $100 billion economy is larger than all of its immediate neighbors combined.

That's another fvckin lie. Egypt's GDP in 2000 alone was almost $93 billion. Jordan's was $7.8 billion. Saudi Arabia's was $165 billion. Israel's was $110 billion. Where are you getting your "facts" from?

link

EDIT: Along with the obvious ones I pointed, I'm starting to doubt your other "infos."

 

[ViRGE]

Originally posted by: kermalou

* The Pentium MMX Chip technology was designed in Israel at Intel.

* AOL's instant message program was designed by an Israeli software company.

I'm pretty sure that Intel didn't have a design team in Israel durring the time of the PMMX. Besides, everything I've ever read said it was invented in Oregon just like everything else Intel(except the Pentium-M).

Oh, and AOL developed their AIM technology initially, not purchased it. They did however buy ICQ later, which was an Israeli company, in order to go after the subscriber base, and hold off competition.