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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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Map of Israel

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 km²
land: 20,330 sq km
water: 440 sq km

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 Hermon 1,208 m

Natural resources: copper, phosphates, bromide, potash, clay, sand, sulfur, asphalt, manganese, small amounts of natural gas and crude oil

Land use:
arable land: 17.02%
permanent crops: 4.17%
other: 78.81% (1998 est.)

Irrigated land: 1,990 km² (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: 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

Some more Israeli geographic features

List of cities in Israel