Geography Of Gaza Strip

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 water: 0 sq km land: 360 sq km
Area comparative	slightly more than twice the size of Washington, DC
Land boundaries	total: 62 km border countries: Egypt 11 km, Israel 51 km
Coastline	40 km
Maritime claims	Israeli-occupied with current status subject to the Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement - permanent status to be determined through further negotiation
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: 28.95% permanent crops: 21.05% other: 50% (2001)
Irrigated land	120 sq km (1998 est.)
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
Environment - international agreements
Geography note	there are 25 Israeli settlements and civilian land use sites in the Gaza Strip (February 2002 est.)

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This information was reproduced in part from the CIA World Fact book.

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