_#_Land boundaries: 404 km total; Israel 307 km, Jordan 97 km;

_#_Coastline: none—landlocked

_#_Maritime claims: none—landlocked

_#_Disputes: Israeli occupied with status to be determined

_#_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

_#_Natural resources: negligible

_#_Land use: arable land 27%, permanent crops 0%, meadows and pastures 32%, forest and woodland 1%, other 40%

_#_Environment: highlands are main recharge area for Israel's coastal aquifers

_#_Note: landlocked; there are 175 Jewish settlements in the West Bank and 14 Israeli-built Jewish neighborhoods in East Jerusalem