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Facts
- Total Area: 20,770 sq. km
- Land Area: 20,330 sq. km
- Water Area: 440 sq. km
- Israel is just a bit larger than New Jersey.
- Israel Shares a Border with: Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Gaza Strip, West Bank and Egypt.
- Distance of Land Boundaries: 1,017 km
- Distance of Coastline: 273 km
- Lowest Point: Dead Sea at -408 m
- Highest Point: Har Meron at 1,208 m
Israel has a very low coastal plain that elevate into mountains further inland. On the northern part of its border with Jordan, it has river valleys. In southern Israel , you can find the Negev Desert.
Israel is a mostly temperate area, but in the desert and part of its eastern area, it is very dry and hot.