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Detailed Analysis for Year: 2015
Full Dataset: from 1993 to 2014
Dataset updated: 17th March 2015
Data Source: CIA Factbook
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Location: Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt and Israel
Geographic Coordinates: 31 25 N, 34 20 E
Map References: Middle East
Area: total: 360 sq km ; land: 360 sq km ; water: 0 sq km
Area - Comparative: slightly more than twice the size of Washington, DC
Terrain: flat to rolling, sand- and dune-covered coastal plain
Elevation Extremes(M): lowest point: Mediterranean Sea 0 m ; highest point: Abu 'Awdah (Joz Abu 'Awdah) 105 m
Land Boundaries(Km): total: 72 km ; border countries: Egypt 13 km, Israel 59 km
Coastline: 40 km
Maritime Claims: see entry for Israel ; note: effective 3 January 2009 the Gaza maritime area is closed to all maritime traffic and is under blockade imposed by Israeli Navy until further notice
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