Geography of Gaza Strip
| 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 |
| Land boundaries: | total: 62 km border countries: Egypt 11 km, Israel 51 km |
| Coastline: | 40 km |
| Maritime claims: | Israeli-occupied with current status subject to the Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement - permanent status to be determined through further negotiation |
| Climate: | temperate, mild winters, dry and warm to hot summers |
| Terrain: | flat to rolling, sand- and dune-covered coastal plain |
| Elevation extremes: | lowest point: Mediterranean Sea 0 m highest point: Abu 'Awdah (Joz Abu 'Auda) 105 m |
| Natural resources: | arable land, natural gas |
| Land use: | arable land: 29% permanent crops: 21% other: 50% (2002) |
| Irrigated land: | 150 sq km; note - includes West Bank (2003) |
| Natural hazards: | droughts |
| Environment - current issues: | desertification; salination of fresh water; sewage treatment; water-borne disease; soil degradation; depletion and contamination of underground water resources |
| 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 |