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Location:
Middle East, west of Jordan
Geographic coordinates:
32 00 N, 35 15 E
Area:
total: 5,860 sq km
land: 5,640 sq km
water: 220 sq km
note: includes West Bank, Latrun Salient, and the northwest
quarter of the Dead Sea, but excludes Mt. Scopus; East
Jerusalem and Jerusalem No Man's Land are also included only
as a means of depicting the entire area occupied by Israel in
1967
Land boundaries:
total: 404 km
border countries: Israel 307 km, Jordan 97 km
Climate:
temperate; temperature and precipitation vary with altitude,
warm to hot summers, cool to mild winters
Terrain:
mostly rugged dissected upland, some vegetation in west, but
barren in east
Elevation extremes:
lowest point: Dead Sea -408 m
highest point: Tall Asur 1,022 m
Natural resources:
arable land
Land use:
arable land: 16.9%
permanent crops: 18.97%
other: 64.13% (2001)
Irrigated land:
150 sq km; note - includes Gaza Strip (2003)
Natural hazards:
droughts
Environment - current issues:
adequacy of fresh water supply; sewage treatment
Location:
Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt
and Israel
Geographic coordinates:
31 25 N, 34 20 E
Area:
total: 360 sq km
land: 360 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Land boundaries:
total: 62 km
border countries: Egypt 11 km, Israel 51 km
Coastline:
40 km
Climate:
temperate, mild winters, dry and warm to hot summers
Terrain:
flat to rolling, sand- and dune-covered coastal plain
Elevation extremes:
lowest point: Mediterranean Sea 0 m
highest point: Abu 'Awdah (Joz Abu 'Auda) 105 m
Natural resources:
arable land, natural gas
Land use:
arable land: 29%
permanent crops: 21%
other: 50% (2002)
Irrigated land:
150 sq km; note - includes West Bank (2003)
Natural hazards:
droughts
Environment - current issues:
desertification; salination of fresh water; sewage treatment;
water-borne disease; soil degradation; depletion and
contamination of underground water resources © Texts:
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