Area > Comparative slightly more than twice the size of Washington, DC
Area > Comparative to US places slightly more than twice the size of Washington, DC
Area > Land	360 sq km		[200th of 238]
Area > Total	360 sq km		[211st of 250]
Area > Water	0 sq km		[155th of 239]
Climate temperate, mild winters, dry and warm to hot summers
Coastline	40 km		[201st of 271]
Elevation extremes > Highest point Abu 'Awdah (Joz Abu 'Auda) 105 m
Elevation extremes > Lowest point	Mediterranean Sea 0 m
Geographic coordinates	31 25 N, 34 20 E
Land boundaries > Border countries	Egypt 11 km, Israel 51 km
Land use > Arable land	28.95%		[29th of 258]
Land use > Other	50%		[244th of 258]
Land use > Permanent crops	21.05%		[11th of 258]
Location Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt and Israel
Map references Middle East
Natural hazards	droughts
Natural resources	arable land, natural gas
Population density	3,090.71 people per sqkm		[6th of 256]
Terrain flat to rolling, sand- and dune-covered coastal plain

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