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Gaza Strip Geography 2013
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SOURCE: 2013 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK AND OTHER SOURCES
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Page last updated on February 5, 2013

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
[see also: Area - total country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 206
land: 360 sq km
water: 0 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
[see also: Land boundaries country ranks ]

Coastline:
40 km
[see also: Coastline country ranks ]

Maritime claims:
see entry for Israel
note: effective 3 January 2009 the Gaza maritime area is closed to all maritime traffic and is under blockade imposed by Israeli Navy until further notice

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
[see also: Elevation extremes - lowest point country ranks ]
highest point: Abu 'Awdah (Joz Abu 'Awdah) 105 m

Natural resources:
arable land, natural gas

Land use:
arable land: 29%
[see also: Land use - arable land country ranks ]
permanent crops: 21%
other: 50% (2002)

Irrigated land:
180 sq km; note - includes West Bank (2003)
[see also: Irrigated land country ranks ]

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

Geography - note:
strategic strip of land along Mideast-North African trade routes has experienced an incredibly turbulent history; the town of Gaza itself has been besieged countless times in its history


NOTE: The information regarding Gaza Strip on this page is re-published from the 2013 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Gaza Strip Geography 2013 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Gaza Strip Geography 2013 should be addressed to the CIA.


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