_#_Coastline: 40 km
_#_Maritime claims: Israeli occupied with status to be determined
_#_Disputes: Israeli occupied with status to be determined
_#_Climate: temperate, mild winters, dry and warm to hot summers
_#_Terrain: flat to rolling, sand and dune covered coastal plain
_#_Natural resources: negligible
_#_Land use: arable land 13%, permanent crops 32%, meadows and pastures 0%, forest and woodland 0%, other 55%
_#_Environment: desertification
_#_Note: there are 18 Jewish settlements in the Gaza Strip
_*People #_Population: 642,253 (July 1991), growth rate 3.2% (1991); in addition, there are 2,500 Jewish settlers in the Gaza Strip (1990 est.)