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| Location | Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt and Israel |
| Geographic coordinates | 31 25 N, 34 20 E |
| Map references | Middle East |
| Area | total: 360 sq km land: 360 sq km water: 0 sq km |
| Area - comparative | slightly more than twice the size of Washington, DC |
| Land boundaries | total: 72 km border countries (2): Egypt 13 km, Israel 59 km |
| Coastline | 40 km |
| Maritime claims | see entry for Israel note: effective 3 January 2009, the Gaza maritime area is closed to all maritime traffic and is under blockade imposed by Israeli Navy until further notice |
| Climate | temperate, mild winters, dry and warm to hot summers |
| Terrain | flat to rolling, sand- and dune-covered coastal plain |
| Elevation extremes | highest point: Abu 'Awdah (Joz Abu 'Awdah) 105 m lowest point: Mediterranean Sea 0 m |
| Natural resources | arable land, natural gas |
| Irrigated land | 240 sq km; note - includes the West Bank (2012) |
| Total renewable water resources | 837 million cubic meters (2017 est.) note: data represent combined total from the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. |
| Natural hazards | droughts |
| Geography - note | strategic strip of land along Mideast-North African trade routes has experienced an incredibly turbulent history; the town of Gaza itself has been besieged countless times in its history; there are no Israeli settlements in the Gaza Strip; the Gaza Strip settlements were evacuated in 2005 |
Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021
