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    Israel Geography - 2003
    https://theodora.com/wfb2003/israel/israel_geography.html
    SOURCE: 2003 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK

      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: continental shelf: to depth of exploitation
      territorial sea: 12 NM


      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: 17.02%
      permanent crops: 4.17%
      other: 78.81% (1998 est.)


      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, Nuclear Test Ban, 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

      NOTE: The information regarding Israel on this page is re-published from the 2003 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Guinea Geography 2003 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Israel Geography 2003 should be addressed to the CIA.

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