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Middle East

Area:

total: 360 sq km country comparison to the world: 205 land: 360 sq km

water: 0 sq km

Area - comparative:

slightly more than twice the size of Washington, DC

Land boundaries:

total: 62 km

border countries: Egypt 11 km, Israel 51 km

Coastline:

40 km

Maritime claims:

Israeli-occupied with current status subject to the Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement - permanent status to be determined through further negotiation

Climate:

temperate, mild winters, dry and warm to hot summers

Terrain:

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

Elevation extremes:

lowest point: Mediterranean Sea 0 m

highest point: Abu 'Awdah (Joz Abu 'Auda) 105 m

Natural resources:

arable land, natural gas

Land use:

arable land: 29%

permanent crops: 21%

other: 50% (2002)

Irrigated land:

155 sq km; (note - includes West Bank) (2003)

Natural hazards:

droughts

Environment - current issues:

desertification; salination of fresh water; sewage treatment; water-borne disease; soil degradation; depletion and contamination of underground water resources

Geography - note:

strategic strip of land along Mideast-North African trade routes has experienced an incredibly turbulent history; the town of Gaza itself has been besieged countless times in its history

People ::Gaza Strip

Population:

1,551,859 (July 2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 149

Age structure:

0–14 years: 44.4% (male 353,489/female 334,770)

15–64 years: 53% (male 420,618/female 402,297)

65 years and over: 2.6% (male 16,483/female 24,202) (2009 est.)

Median age:

total: 17.4 years

male: 17.2 years

female: 17.5 years (2009 est.)

Population growth rate:

3.349% (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 5

Birth rate:

36.93 births/1,000 population (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 28

Death rate:

3.44 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 215

Net migration rate:

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 78

Urbanization:

urban population: 72% of total population (2008)

rate of urbanization: 3.3% annual rate of change (2005–10 est.)

Sex ratio:

at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female

under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female

15–64 years: 1.05 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.68 male(s)/female

total population: 1.04 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

total: 18.35 deaths/1,000 live births country comparison to the world: 114 male: 19.53 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 17.09 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population: 73.42 years country comparison to the world: 107 male: 71.82 years

female: 75.12 years (2009 est.)

Total fertility rate:

5.03 children born/woman (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 30

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: