On March 21, 2013, president Barack Obama gave a speech in Jerusalem, Israel and said: "I want to clear something up just so you know - any drama between me and my friend, Bibi, over the years was just a plot to create material for A Wonderful Country (2003). That's the only thing that was going on. We just wanted to make sure the writers had good material."
The character of president Moshe Katzav, portrayed by Eli Finish, has appeared in all episodes of the first season except the season finale, Episode #1.14 (2004), where the real Moshe Katsav appeared.
Mariano Idelman's most known character, Benjamin Netanyahu, was actually first portrayed by Avi Kushnir in Episode #1.6 (2003).
Won 8 Israeli Television Academy Awards in a row, from 2004 to 2011.