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    Introduction


    Following World War II, the British withdrew from their mandate of Palestine, and the UN partitioned the area into Arab and Jewish states, an arrangement rejected by the Arabs. Subsequently, the Israelis defeated the Arabs in a series of wars without ending the deep tensions between the two sides. The territories occupied by Israel since the 1967 war are not included in the Israel country profile, unless otherwise noted. On 25 April 1982, Israel withdrew from the Sinai pursuant to the 1979 Israel-Egypt Peace Treaty. Outstanding territorial and other disputes with Jordan were resolved in the 26 October 1994 Israel-Jordan Treaty of Peace. In addition, on 25 May 2000, Israel withdrew unilaterally from southern Lebanon, which it had occupied since 1982. In keeping with the framework established at the Madrid Conference in October 1991, bilateral negotiations were conducted between Israel and Palestinian representatives (from the Israeli-occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip) and Syria to achieve a permanent settlement. On 24 June 2002, US President Bush laid out a "road map" for resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, which envisions a two-state solution. However, progress toward a permanent status agreement has been undermined by the outbreak of Palestinian-Israeli violence since September 2000.


    Location


    Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt and Lebanon


    Geographic coordinates


    31 30 N, 34 45 E


    Area


    total: 20,770 sq km water: 440 sq km land: 20,330 sq km


    Area - comparative


    slightly smaller than New Jersey


    Land boundaries


    total: 1,017 km border countries: Egypt 266 km, Gaza Strip 51 km, Jordan 238 km, Lebanon 79 km, Syria 76 km, West Bank 307 km


    Coastline


    273 km


    Maritime claims


    territorial sea: 12 NM continental shelf: to depth of exploitation


    Climate


    temperate; hot and dry in southern and eastern desert areas


    Terrain


    Negev desert in the south; low coastal plain; central mountains; Jordan Rift Valley


    Elevation extremes


    lowest point: Dead Sea -408 m highest point: Har Meron 1,208 m


    Natural resources


    timber, potash, copper ore, natural gas, phosphate rock, magnesium bromide, clays, sand


    Land use


    arable land: 17.02% permanent crops: 4.17% other: 78.81% (1998 est.)


    Irrigated land


    1,990 sq km (1998 est.)


    Natural hazards


    sandstorms may occur during spring and summer; droughts; periodic earthquakes


    Environment - current issues


    limited arable land and natural fresh water resources pose serious constraints; desertification; air pollution from industrial and vehicle emissions; groundwater pollution from industrial and domestic waste, chemical fertilizers, and pesticides


    Environment - international agreements


    party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands signed, but not ratified: Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Marine Life Conservation


    Geography - note


    there are 242 Israeli settlements and civilian land use sites in the West Bank, 42 in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, 25 in the Gaza Strip, and 29 in East Jerusalem (February 2002 est.); Sea of Galilee is an important freshwater source


    Population


    6,199,008 (July 2002 est.) note: includes about 187,000 Israeli settlers in the West Bank, about 20,000 in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, more than 5,000 in the Gaza Strip, and fewer than 177,000 in East Jerusalem (July 2004 est.)


    Capital


    Jerusalem; note - Israel proclaimed Jerusalem as its capital in 1950, but the US, like nearly all other countries, maintains its Embassy in Tel Aviv


    Phone Code


    +972


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