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Location:
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Middle East, west of Jordan
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Geographic coordinates:
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32 00 N, 35 15 E
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Map references:
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middle east
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Area:
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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
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Area - comparative:
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slightly smaller than Delaware
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Land boundaries:
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total: 404 km
border countries: Israel 307 km, Jordan 97 km
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Coastline:
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0 km (landlocked)
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Maritime claims:
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none (landlocked)
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Climate:
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temperate; temperature and precipitation vary with altitude, warm to hot summers, cool to mild winters
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Terrain:
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mostly rugged dissected upland, some vegetation in west, but barren in east
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Elevation extremes:
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lowest point: Dead Sea -408 m
highest point: Tall Asur 1,022 m
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Natural resources:
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arable land
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Land use:
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arable land: 16.9%
permanent crops: 18.97%
other: 64.13% (2001)
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Irrigated land:
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NA sq km
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Natural hazards:
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droughts
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Environment - current issues:
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adequacy of fresh water supply; sewage treatment
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Geography - note:
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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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