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| '''Location:''' ], bordering the ], between ] and ] | |||
| '''Geographic coordinates:''' | |||
| 31 30 N, 34 45 E | |||
| '''Map references:''' | |||
| Middle East | |||
| '''Area:''' | |||
| <br>''total:'' | |||
| ] ] | |||
| <br>''land:'' | |||
| 20,330 sq km | |||
| <br>''water:'' | |||
| 440 sq km | |||
| '''Land boundaries:''' | |||
| <br>''total:'' | |||
| 1,017 km | |||
| <br>''border countries:'' | |||
| ] ] ], ] ], ] 238 km, ] 79 km, ] 76 km, ] 307 km | |||
| '''Coastline:''' | |||
| 273 km | |||
| '''Maritime claims:''' | |||
| <br>''continental shelf:'' | |||
| to depth of exploitation | |||
| <br>''territorial sea:'' | |||
| 12 nm | |||
| '''Climate:''' | |||
| temperate; hot and dry in southern and eastern desert areas | |||
| '''Terrain:''' | |||
| ] in the south; low coastal plain; central mountains; ] | |||
| '''Elevation extremes:''' | |||
| <br>''lowest point:'' | |||
| ] -408 m | |||
| <br>''highest point:'' | |||
| ] 1,208 m | |||
| '''Natural resources:''' | |||
| ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], small amounts of ] and ] | |||
| '''Land use:''' | |||
| <br>''arable land:'' | |||
| 17.02% | |||
| <br>''permanent crops:'' | |||
| 4.17% | |||
| <br>''other:'' | |||
| 78.81% (1998 est.) | |||
| '''Irrigated land:''' | |||
| ] (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:''' | |||
| <br>''party to:'' | |||
| Biodiversity, ], Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands | |||
| <br>''signed, but not ratified:'' | |||
| ], Marine Life Conservation | |||
| '''Geography - note:''' | |||
| there are 242 Israeli settlements and civilian land use sites in the ], 42 in the Israeli-occupied ], 25 in the ], and 29 in East ] (] est.); ] is an important freshwater source | |||
| ==Some more Israeli geographic features== | |||
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