Area > Comparative
slightly smaller than New Jersey |
Area > Comparative to US places
slightly smaller than New Jersey |
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Area > Land
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20,330 sq km |
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[150th of 238]
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Area > Land (per capita)
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2.858 sq km per 1,000 people |
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[197th of 227]
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Area > Total
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20,770 sq km |
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[158th of 250]
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Area > Total (per capita)
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2.92 sq km per 1,000 people |
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[201st of 231]
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Area > Water
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440 sq km |
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[111st of 239]
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Area > Water (per capita)
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61.864 sq km per million people |
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[107th of 225]
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Capital city with population
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Jerusalem - 704,900 |
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Climate
temperate; hot and dry in southern and eastern desert areas |
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Coastline
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273 km |
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[148th of 271]
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Elevation extremes > Highest point
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Har Meron 1,208 m |
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Elevation extremes > Lowest point
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Dead Sea -408 m |
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Forested Land
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6.4% |
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[159th of 193]
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Geographic coordinates
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31 30 N, 34 45 E |
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Geography > Note
there are about 340 Israeli civilian sites - including 100 small outpost communities in the West Bank - as well as 42 sites in the Golan Heights, 0 in the Gaza Strip, and 29 in East Jerusalem (July 2008 est.); Lake Tiberias (Sea of Galilee) is an important freshwater source |
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highest towns > Town/City
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Safed |
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Irrigated land
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1,940 sq km |
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[75th of 196]
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Irrigated land (per capita)
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289.998 sq km per million people |
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[67th of 167]
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Land area > sq. km
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21,640 km²
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[148th of 206]
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Land area > sq. km (per capita)
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3.126 km²
per 1,000 people |
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[180th of 206]
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Land boundaries > Border countries
Egypt 266 km, Gaza Strip 51 km, Jordan 238 km, Lebanon 79 km, Syria 76 km, West Bank 307 km |
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Land boundaries > Total
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1,017 km |
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[119th of 166]
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Land boundaries > Total (per capita)
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142.991 km per million people |
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[103rd of 164]
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Land use > Arable land
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15.45% |
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[77th of 258]
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Land use > Other
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80.67% |
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[157th of 258]
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Land use > Permanent crops
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3.88% |
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[63rd of 258]
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Largest city population
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1,976,000 |
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[53rd of 174]
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Largest city population (per capita)
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0.315 per capita |
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[25th of 174]
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Largest city with population
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Jerusalem - 704,900 |
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Location
Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt and Lebanon |
Map references
Middle East |
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Maritime claims > Continental shelf
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to depth of exploitation |
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Maritime claims > Territorial sea
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12 nautical mile |
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[43rd of 191]
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Natural hazards
sandstorms may occur during spring and summer; droughts; periodic earthquakes |
Natural resources
timber, potash, copper ore, natural gas, phosphate rock, magnesium bromide, clays, sand |
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northernmost point > Latitude
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33°17'N |
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Population density
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282.82 people per sqkm |
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[39th of 256]
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Population density > people per sq. km
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319.94 people/m²
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[25th of 204]
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Rural population density > rural population per sq. km of arable land
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183.46 people/km² of arable lan |
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[40th of 188]
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Surface area > sq. km
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22,070 km²
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[148th of 206]
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Surface area > sq. km (per capita)
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3.188 km²
per 1,000 people |
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[180th of 207]
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tallest mountains > Mountain
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Har Meron or Mount Hermon |
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Terrain
Negev desert in the south; low coastal plain; central mountains; Jordan Rift Valley |
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