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#REDIRECT [[Gaza Strip#Geography, geology and climate]]
<b>Location:</b>
Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt and Israel
<p><b>Geographic coordinates:</b>
31 25 N, 34 20 E
<p><b>Map references:</b>
Middle East
<p><b>Area:</b>
<br><i>total:</i>
360 sq km
<br><i>land:</i>
360 sq km
<br><i>water:</i>
0 sq km
<p><b>Area - comparative:</b>
slightly more than twice the size of Washington, DC
<p><b>Land boundaries:</b>
<br><i>total:</i>
62 km
<br><i>border countries:</i>
Egypt 11 km, Israel 51 km
<p><b>Coastline:</b>
40 km
<p><b>Maritime claims:</b>
Israeli-occupied with current status subject to the Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement - permanent status to be determined through further negotiation
<p><b>Climate:</b>
temperate, mild winters, dry and warm to hot summers
<p><b>Terrain:</b>
flat to rolling, sand- and dune-covered coastal plain
<p><b>Elevation extremes:</b>
<br><i>lowest point:</i>
Mediterranean Sea 0 m
<br><i>highest point:</i>
Abu 'Awdah (Joz Abu 'Auda) 105 m
<p><b>Natural resources:</b>
arable land
<p><b>Land use:</b>
<br><i>arable land:</i>
24%
<br><i>permanent crops:</i>
39%
<br><i>permanent pastures:</i>
0%
<br><i>forests and woodland:</i>
11%
<br><i>other:</i>
26% (1993 est.)
<p><b>Irrigated land:</b>
120 sq km (1993 est.)
<p><b>Natural hazards:</b>
NA
<p><b>Environment - current issues:</b>
desertification; salination of fresh water; sewage treatment
<p><b>Geography - note:</b>
there are 24 Israeli settlements and civilian land use sites in the Gaza Strip (August 1999 est.)


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