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| Location | Middle East, west of Jordan |
| Geographic coordinates | 32 00 N, 35 15 E |
| Map references | middle_east |
| Area |
total: 5,860 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 water: 220 sq km land: 5,640 sq km |
| Area comparative | slightly smaller than Delaware |
| Land boundaries |
total: 404 km border countries: israel 307 km, jordan 97 km |
| Coastline | 0 km (landlocked) |
| Maritime claims | none (landlocked) |
| 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 | NA sq km |
| Natural hazards | droughts |
| Environment - current issues | adequacy of fresh water supply; sewage treatment |
| Environment - international agreements | |
| Geography note | landlocked; highlands are main recharge area for Israel's coastal aquifers; there are 244 West Bank settlements and 29 East Jerusalem settlements in addition to at least 20 occupied outposts(August 2003 est.) |
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