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| Location | Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt and Lebanon |
| Geographic coordinates | 31 30 N, 34 45 E |
| Map references | middle_east |
| Area |
total: 20,770 sq km water: 440 sq km land: 20,330 sq km |
| Area comparative | slightly smaller than New Jersey |
| Land boundaries |
total: 1,017 km border countries: egypt 266 km, gaza strip 51 km, jordan 238 km, lebanon 79 km, syria 76 km, west bank 307 km |
| Coastline | 273 km |
| Maritime claims |
territorial sea: 12 nm continental shelf: to depth of exploitation |
| Climate | temperate; hot and dry in southern and eastern desert areas |
| Terrain | Negev desert in the south; low coastal plain; central mountains; Jordan Rift Valley |
| Elevation extremes |
lowest point: dead sea -408 m highest point: har meron 1,208 m |
| Natural resources | timber, potash, copper ore, natural gas, phosphate rock, magnesium bromide, clays, sand |
| Land use |
arable land: 16.39% permanent crops: 4.17% other: 79.44% (2001) |
| Irrigated land | 1,990 sq km (1998 est.) |
| Natural hazards | sandstorms may occur during spring and summer; droughts; periodic earthquakes |
| Environment - current issues | limited arable land and natural fresh water resources pose serious constraints; desertification; air pollution from industrial and vehicle emissions; groundwater pollution from industrial and domestic waste, chemical fertilizers, and pesticides |
| Environment - international agreements |
party to: biodiversity, climate change, desertification, endangered species, hazardous wastes, ozone layer protection, ship pollution, wetlands signed, but not ratified: climate change-kyoto protocol, marine life conservation |
| Geography note | there are 242 Israeli settlements and civilian land use sites in the West Bank, 42 in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, 25 in the Gaza Strip, and 29 in East Jerusalem (February 2002 est.); Sea of Galilee is an important freshwater source |
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