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Gaza Strip Geography 1996

Note:

The Israel-PLO Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements ("the DOP"), signed in Washington on 13 September 1993, provides for a transitional period not exceeding five years of Palestinian interim self-government in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. Under the DOP, final status negotiations are to begin no later than the beginning of the third year of the transitional period.

Location:

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

Map references:

Middle East

Area:

total area:

360 sq km

land area:

360 sq km

comparative area:

slightly more than twice the size of Washington, DC

Land boundaries:

total 62 km, Egypt 11 km, Israel 51 km

Coastline:

40 km

Maritime claims:

Israeli occupied with interim status subject to Israeli/Palestinian negotiations - final status to be determined

International disputes:

West Bank and Gaza Strip are Israeli occupied with interim status subject to Israeli/Palestinian negotiations - final status to be determined

Climate:

temperate, mild winters, dry and warm to hot summers

Terrain:

flat to rolling, sand- and dune-covered coastal plain

Natural resources:

negligible

Land use:

arable land:

13%

permanent crops:

32%

meadows and pastures:

forest and woodland:

other:

55%

Irrigated land:

115 sq km (1992 est.)

Environment:

current issues:

desertification

natural hazards:

international agreements:

Note:

there are 24 Jewish settlements and civilian land use sites in the Gaza Strip (August 1994 est.)

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