| Geography | West Bank |
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Location:
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Middle East, west of Jordan |
Geographic coordinates:
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32 00 N, 35 15 E |
Map references:
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Middle East |
Area:
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total: 5,860 sq km
land: 5,640 sq km
water: 220 sq km
note: includes West Bank, Latrun Salient, and the northwest quarter of the Dead Sea, but excludes Mt. Scopus; East Jerusalem and Jerusalem No Man's Land are also included only as a means of depicting the entire area occupied by Israel in 1967 |
Area - comparative:
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slightly smaller than Delaware |
Land boundaries:
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total: 404 km
border countries: Israel 307 km, Jordan 97 km |
Coastline:
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0 km (landlocked) |
Maritime claims:
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none (landlocked) |
Climate:
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temperate; temperature and precipitation vary with altitude, warm to hot summers, cool to mild winters |
Terrain:
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mostly rugged dissected upland, some vegetation in west, but barren in east |
Elevation extremes:
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lowest point: Dead Sea -408 m
highest point: Tall Asur 1,022 m |
Natural resources:
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arable land |
Land use:
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arable land: 16.9%
permanent crops: 18.97%
other: 64.13% (2001) |
Irrigated land:
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150 sq km; note - includes Gaza Strip (2003) |
Total renewable water resources:
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void |
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):
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void |
Natural hazards:
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droughts |
Environment - current issues:
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adequacy of fresh water supply; sewage treatment |
Environment - international agreements:
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void |
Geography - note:
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landlocked; highlands are main recharge area for Israel's coastal aquifers; there are 242 West Bank settlements and 29 East Jerusalem settlements in addition to at least 20 occupied outposts (August 2005 est.) |
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