LocationMiddle East, west of Jordan, east of Israel Geographic coordinates32 00 N, 35 15 E Map referencesMiddle East Areatotal: 5,860 sq km Area - comparativeslightly smaller than Delaware Land boundariestotal: 404 km Coastline0 km (landlocked) Maritime claimsnone (landlocked) Climatetemperate; temperature and precipitation vary with altitude, warm to hot summers, cool to mild winters Terrainmostly rugged dissected upland, some vegetation in west, but barren in east Elevation extremeslowest point: Dead Sea -408 m Natural resourcesarable land Land usearable land: 16.9% Irrigated land180 sq km; note - includes Gaza Strip (2003) Natural hazardsdroughts Environment - current issuesadequacy of freshwater supply; sewage treatment Geography - notelandlocked; highlands are main recharge area for Israel's coastal aquifers; there are about 355 Israeli civilian sites including about 145 small outpost communities in the West Bank and 32 sites in East Jerusalem (2010 est.) |
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Source: CIA World Factbook | |