West Bank coastline , West Bank Natural Resources

West Bank

Location : middle east. west of jordan

Geographic Coordinates : 32 00 n. 35 15 e

Map Reference : middle east

Area : total: 5.860 sq km land: 5.640 sq km water: 220 sq km note: includes west bank. latrun salient. and the northwest quarter of the dead sea. but excludes mt. scopus; east jerusalem and jerusalem no man's land are also included only as a means of depicting the entire area occupied by israel in 1967

Area Comparative: slightly smaller than delaware

West Bank More Facts

Land boundaries : total: 404 km border countries: israel 307 km. jordan 97 km

coastline : 265

Maritime Claims : none (landlocked)
Climate: temperate; temperature and precipitation vary with altitude. warm to hot summers. cool to mild winters

Terrain : mostly rugged dissected upland. some vegetation in west. but barren in east

Elevation extremes : lowest point: dead sea -408 m highest point: tall asur 1.022 m

Natural Resources :arable land

Land use : arable land: 16.9% permanent crops: 18.97% other: 64.13% (2001)

Irrigated Lands : na sq km