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Introduction - Gaza Strip: | Location - Gaza Strip: | Location | Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt and Israel | | Geographic coordinates | 31 25 N, 34 20 E | | Map references | Middle East | | Area | total: 360 sq km
land: 360 sq km
water: 0 sq km | | Area comparative | slightly more than twice the size of Washington, DC | | Land boundaries | total: 62 km
border countries: Egypt 11 km, Israel 51 km | | Coastline | 40 km | | Maritime claims | Israeli-occupied with current status subject to the Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement - permanent status to be determined through further negotiation | | Climate | temperate, mild winters, dry and warm to hot summers | | Terrain | flat to rolling, sand- and dune-covered coastal plain | | Elevation extremes | lowest point: Mediterranean Sea 0 m
highest point: Abu Awdah (Joz Abu Auda) 105 m | | Natural resources | arable land, natural gas | | Land use | arable land: 29%
permanent crops: 21%
other: 50% (2002) | | Irrigated land | 150 sq km; note - includes West Bank (2003) | | Natural hazards | droughts | | Environment current issues | desertification; salination of fresh water; sewage treatment; water-borne disease; soil degradation; depletion and contamination of underground water resources | | Geography note | strategic strip of land along Mideast-North African trade routes has experienced an incredibly turbulent history; the town of Gaza itself has been besieged countless times in its history | |
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This page was last updated on 16 September, 2007 Source: CIA >>> |