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Introduction - West Bank: | Location - West Bank: | Location | Middle East, west of Jordan | | Geographic coordinates | 32 00 N, 35 15 E | | Map references | Middle East | | Area | 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 Mans Land are also included only as a means of depicting the entire area occupied by Israel in 1967 | | Area comparative | slightly smaller than Delaware | | Land boundaries | total: 404 km
border countries: Israel 307 km, Jordan 97 km | | Coastline | 0 km (landlocked) | | Maritime claims | none (landlocked) | | Climate | temperate; temperature and precipitation vary with altitude, warm to hot summers, cool to mild winters | | Terrain | mostly rugged dissected upland, some vegetation in west, but barren in east | | Elevation extremes | lowest point: Dead Sea -408 m
highest point: Tall Asur 1,022 m | | Natural resources | arable land | | Land use | arable land: 16.9%
permanent crops: 18.97%
other: 64.13% (2001) | | Irrigated land | 150 sq km; note - includes Gaza Strip (2003) | | Natural hazards | droughts | | Environment current issues | adequacy of fresh water supply; sewage treatment | | Geography note | landlocked; highlands are main recharge area for Israels 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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This page was last updated on 16 September, 2007 Source: CIA >>> |