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• ...Israel is ranked number 15 in the world in terms of economic competitiveness. That's ahead of Canada, Austria, France, Australia, Belgium and Ireland and the highest in the region by a long way, 17 places ahead of UAE in 32nd?

• ...National spending in Israel on civilian research and development rose 164% in 1990-2004. In terms of purchasing power, it grew 126% in 1996-2002, while GDP rose 29%?

• ...An average of 1,549 scientific articles per million residents per year were published by Israel in 1999-2003?

• ...Israel accounted for 1.28% of all scientific articles worldwide, while being only 0.11% of world population. The leading field in Israel was mathematics, in which Israel accounted for 2.74% of all articles, followed by computer science (2.22%), and physics (1.52%)?

• ...The proportion of women among R&D workers in Israel was 23.4%. This puts Israel in second place behind Denmark. Women accounted for 37% of all degrees granted in science and engineering in Israel, one of the highest proportions in the world? [1]

• ...In 2004, Israel ranked eighth in the world in exports per capita, which totalled $5,426.5?

• ...Israel was the number one exporter of certain goods, including fertilizers (57% share of total world exports,) industrial lubricants (34% share,) and polished diamonds (26%)?