CIA Factbook The World Factbook 1994: West BankGeography Location: Middle East, between Jordan and Israel Area: • total area: 5,860 sq km • land area: 5,640 sq km • comparative area: slightly larger than Delaware • note: includes West Bank, East Jerusalem, Latrun Salient, Jerusalem No Man's Land, and the northwest quarter of the Dead Sea, but excludes Mt. Scopus Land boundaries: total 404 km, Israel 307 km, Jordan 97 km Coastline: 0 km (landlocked) Maritime claims: none; landlocked International disputes: West Bank and Gaza Strip are Israeli occupied with interim status subject to Israeli/Palestinian negotiations—final 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% Irrigated land: NA sq km Environment: • current issues: NA • natural hazards: NA • international agreements: NA Note: landlocked; highlands are main recharge area for Israel's coastal aquifers; there are 200 Jewish settlements and civilian land use sites in the West Bank and 25 in East Jerusalem (April 1994)