Palestine - Geography

Here, let us take a look at the Geography of Palestine. Once a strategic strip of land along Mideast-North African trade routes that has experienced an incredibly turbulent history. Mother's mean age at first birth is (), whereas, the Maternal mortality ratio is 20 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)

Geographical data of Palestine
Location Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt and Israel
Geographic coordinates 31 25 N, 34 20 E
Map references Middle East
Tarrain flat to rolling, sand- and dune-covered coastal plain
Natural Resources arable land, natural gas
Natural Hazards droughts
Irrigated Land (2013) 151 sq km; note - includes the West Bank
Major rivers (by length in km)
Major aquifers
Land Boundaries 72 km
Border Countries Egypt 13 km; Israel 59 km
Coastline 40 km
Climate temperate, mild winters, dry and warm to hot summers
Area
Total Area
Land Area 360 sq km
Water Area 0 sq km
comparative Area slightly more than twice the size of Washington, DC
Maritime Claims
Elevations
Highest point Abu 'Awdah (Joz Abu 'Awdah) 105 m
Lowest point Mediterranean Sea 0 m
Population Distribution

Population concentrated in major cities, particularly Gaza City in the north

People and Society

In Palestine, the different Ethnic groups are such that we have: Palestinian Arab

Population
Pop growth rate 2.02% (2024 est.)
Birth rate 26.8 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)
Death rate 2.9 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)
Health expenditure NA
Physicians Density
Hospital bed Density 1.3 beds/1,000 population (2019)
Total fertility rate 3.26 children born/woman (2024 est.)
Gross reproduction rate 1.58 (2024 est.)
Contraceptive prevalence rate 57.3% (2019/20)
Est married women (ages 15-49) 62.4% (2023 est.)
Literacy age 15 and over can read and write
Education expenditures 5.3% of GDP (2018 est.)
Net Migration rate -3.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)
Nationality NA | NA
Languages
Religions Muslim 98.0 - 99.0% (predominantly Sunni), Christian <1.0%, other, unaffiliated, unspecified <1.0% (2012 est.)
Age Structure
0-14 years 38.8% (male 427,450/female 404,288)
15-64 years 58.3% (male 627,235/female 620,903)
65 years and over 2.9% (2024 est.) (male 31,655/female 30,112)
Dependency Ratios
Total dependency ratio 74.3
Youth dependency ratio 68.2
Elderly dependency ratio 6.1
Potential support ratio 16.5 (2021 est.)
Median Age
Total 19.5 years (2024 est.)
Male 19.3 years
Female 19.8 years
Urbanization
Urban population 77.6% of total population (2023)
Rate of urbanization 2.85% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Major urban areas (Pop) 778,000 Gaza (2023).
Sex Ratio
At birth 1.06 male(s)/female
0-14 years 1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years 1.01 male(s)/female
65 years and over 1.05 male(s)/female
Total population 1.03 male(s)/female (2024 est.)
Infant Motality
Total 15.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)
Male 16.3 deaths/1,000 live births
Female 13.8 deaths/1,000 live births
Life Expectancy at birth
Total population 75.5 years (2024 est.)
Male 73.7 years
Female 77.4 years
Drinking Water Sources
Improved: urban urban: 98.9% of population
Improved: rural rural: 99% of population
Improved: total total: 98.9% of population
Unimproved: urban urban: 1.1% of population
Unimproved: rural rural: 1% of population
Unimproved: total total: 1.1% of population (2020 est.)
Sanitation facility acess
Improved: urban urban: 99.9% of population
Improved: rural rural: 98.6% of population
Improved: total total: 99.6% of population
Unimproved: urban urban: 0.1% of population
Unimproved: rural rural: 1.4% of population
Unimproved: total total: 0.4% of population (2020 est.)
Major Infectious diseases
Child marriage
Women married by age 15 0.7%
Women married by age 18 13.4% (2020 est.)
Demographic profile
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Palestine is found in Western Asia