Geography Of Israel

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

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Geography Of Israel