AreaTotal area: 20,770 sq km
Land area: 20,330 sq km' Water area: 440 sq km Comparrison to America: Slightly larger than New Jersy. |
Borders/BoundariesCountries that share a border with Israel: Egypt Gaza Strip , Jordan , Lebanon , Syria , West Bank
Water that borders Israel: Mediterranean Sea Total distance of land boundaries: 1,017 km Total cost line distance: 273 km |
Environment
Climate: Hot and dry in southeastern dessert areas
Terrain: Desert in the south; low coastal plain; central mountains; Jordan Rift Valley
Elevation: Lowest point: Dead Sea -408 m, highest point: Har Meron 1,208 m
Terrain: Desert in the south; low coastal plain; central mountains; Jordan Rift Valley
Elevation: Lowest point: Dead Sea -408 m, highest point: Har Meron 1,208 m
Fast Fact
Lake Tiberias is an important freshwater source; there are about 355 Israeli civilian sites including about 145 small outpost communities in the West Bank, 41 sites in the Golan Heights,
and 32 in East Jerusalem
and 32 in East Jerusalem