Demographics of Israel

Location

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

Area

Total: 20,770 sq km
Land: 20,330 sq km
Water: 440 sq km

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

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

Population

6,426,679
note: includes about 187,000 Israeli settlers in the West Bank, about 20,000 in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, and fewer than 177,000 in East Jerusalem (July 2007)

Source: US Gov Publications