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Facts about Israel

Facts about Israel. Population : 6.5M. Jews : 78%. Life expectancy: 80.9/76.7. Median age : 30. Pop. Growth : 1.2%. Ethnic diversity. Area : 20,770 sq km. Arable land : 15%. Climate : moderate in north, dry in south. Beaches. Forests in Israel. Among the nations.

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Facts about Israel

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  1. Facts about Israel Population : 6.5M Jews : 78% Life expectancy: 80.9/76.7 Median age : 30 Pop. Growth : 1.2% Ethnic diversity Area : 20,770 sq km Arable land : 15% Climate : moderate in north, dry in south

  2. Beaches

  3. Forests in Israel

  4. Among the nations • Strong ties with the US • Associate member of the EU • Peace treaties with Egypt and Jordan • Good relations with other Arab countries, • e.g. North African Countries, Qatar

  5. Science in Israel • Small – emphasis on science and technology • Seven Universities • Government funded • All fields of science • Specifically: • - Agriculture and water science • Biology and medicine • Math and computer science Four Nobel prize winners • Strong ties with industry • Ties with the world: BSF,GIF • EU grants. • Agriculture and water: Africa, S. America

  6. Regional collaboration 2/3 related to regional problems, in e.g. medicine, agriculture, water Environmental research center planned for Jordan-Israel border Sesame - Jordan Israel-Palestinian: difficult at this time

  7. Border from satelite Note the color change at the border

  8. Odd facts Microsoft-Israel developed most of Windows-NT technology. Motorola developed the first cell phone in Israel. Intel’s Centrino chip was developed in Israel. Israel has the worlds highest percentage of home computers per capita. Lowest point in the world – Dead sea - -410m Growth in tree population Israeli researchers developed a special metal detector that eliminates the need to remove shoes for airport security checks.

  9. Women in science

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