Note 1: Lake Tiberias (Sea of Galilee) is an important freshwater source the Dead Sea is the second saltiest body of water in the world (after Lake Assal in Djibouti) Signed, but not ratified: Marine Life Conservation Party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands, Whaling Limited arable land and restricted natural freshwater resources desertification air pollution from industrial and vehicle emissions groundwater pollution from industrial and domestic waste, chemical fertilizers, and pesticides Sandstorms may occur during spring and summer droughts periodic earthquakes Population concentrated in and around Tel-Aviv, as well as around the Sea of Galilee the south remains sparsely populated with the exception of the shore of the Gulf of Aqaba Timber, potash, copper ore, natural gas, phosphate rock, magnesium bromide, clays, sand Highest point: Mitspe Shlagim 2,224 m note - this is the highest named point, the actual highest point is an unnamed dome slightly to the west of Mitspe Shlagim at 2,236 m both points are on the northeastern border of Israel, along the southern end of the Anti-Lebanon mountain range Mean elevation: 508 m note - does not include elevation data from the Golan Heights Negev desert in the south low coastal plain central mountains Jordan Rift Valley Temperate hot and dry in southern and eastern desert areas Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt and Lebanonīorder countries (6): Egypt 206 km, Gaza Strip 59 km, Jordan 336 km (20 km are within the Dead Sea), Lebanon 107 km, Syria 79 km, West Bank 278 kmĬontinental shelf: to depth of exploitation Israel signed similar peace agreements with Egypt (1979) and Jordan (1994). On 15 September 2020, Israel signed a peace agreement, the Abraham Accords – brokered by the US – with Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates in Washington DC. Under the terms of the agreement, NETANYAHU would remain as prime minister until October 2021 when GANTZ would succeed him. The political stalemate was finally resolved in April 2020 when NETANYAHU and Blue and White party leader Benny GANTZ signed an agreement to form a coalition government. Three Knesset elections held in April and September 2019 and March 2020 all failed to form a new government. Prime Minister Benjamin NETANYAHU has led the Israeli Government since 2009 he formed a center-right coalition following the 2015 elections. However, longer-term structural issues such as low labor force participation among minority populations, low workforce productivity, high costs for housing and consumer staples, and a lack of competition, remain a concern for many Israelis and an important consideration for Israeli politicians. Offshore gas discoveries in the Mediterranean, most notably in the Tamar and Leviathan gas fields, place Israel at the center of a potential regional natural gas market. The Israeli economy has undergone a dramatic transformation in the last 25 years, led by cutting-edge, high-tech sectors. Immigration to Israel continues, with 28,600 new immigrants, mostly Jewish, in 2016. While the most recent formal efforts to negotiate final status issues occurred in 2013-2014, the U.S. Israel and Palestinian officials signed a number of interim agreements in the 1990s that created an interim period of Palestinian self-rule in the West Bank and Gaza. Israel took control of the West Bank and Gaza Strip in the 1967 war, and subsequently administered those territories through military authorities. Israel fought wars against its Arab neighbors in 19, followed by peace treaties with Egypt in 1979 and Jordan in 1994. Israel was admitted as a member of the UN in 1949 and saw rapid population growth, primarily due to migration from Europe and the Middle East, over the following years. The UN proposed partitioning the area into Arab and Jewish states, and Arab armies that rejected the UN plan were defeated.
The State of Israel was declared in 1948, after Britain withdrew from its mandate of Palestine. CIA: Israel| Vital Statistics| The West Bank (Judea & Samaria) Background
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