Definition
The territory of Israel can be defined in a number of ways as a result of a complex and unresolved political situation (see table below). For example, whilst the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics defines the area of Israel to include the annexed East Jerusalem and Golan Heights and to exclude the militarily controlled regions of the West Bank and Gaza Strip, it defines the population of Israel to also include Israeli settlers living in the West Bank. The situation is further complicated by the Israeli West Bank barrier, which has separated certain parts of the West Bank such that they have become contiguous with sovereign Israel.
| Name | Status description | Population (thousands) | Area (km2) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Israeli citizens (including Jews and Arabs) |
Cumulative total |
Non-Israeli Palestinians |
Cumulative total |
Area | Cumulative total |
||
| Israel (Green Line) | Area sovereign to Israel since 1948 | 6,674 | 6,674 | 0 | 0 | 20,582 | 20,582 |
| East Jerusalem | Subject to Israeli law. Occupied in 1967, formally annexed in 1980 (see Jerusalem Law) | 183 | 7,129 | 225 (double counted) |
225 | 336 | 20,918 |
| Golan Heights | Subject to Israeli law. Occupied in 1967, formally annexed in 1981 (see Golan Heights Law) | 42 | 7,172 | n.a. | n.a. (Syrians) | 1,154 | 22,072 |
| Seam Zone (West Bank) | Area between the Green Line and the Israeli West Bank barrier. Occupied in 1967 | 188 | 7,359 | 35 | 260 | 200 | 22,272 |
| Other Israeli settlements and IDF Military Areas (West Bank Area C) | Other Israeli settlements (not in East Jerusalem or the Seam Zone) and areas in the West Bank directly controlled by the IDF . Occupied in 1967 | 57 | 7,473 | 115 | 375 | 2,961 | 25,233 |
| Palestinian civil control (West Bank Areas A+B) | Palestinian National Authority civil controlled area. Subject to "joint" military control with the IDF. Occupied in 1967 | 0 | 7,473 | 2,311 | 2,686 | 2,143 | 27,376 |
| Gaza Strip | Palestinian governed area. Israel controls airspace, maritime border and 80% of land border. Occupied in 1967, unilaterally disengaged in 2005, declared a foreign entity in 2007. | 0 | 7,473 | 1,552 | 4,238 | 360 | 27,736 |
Read more about this topic: Demographics Of Israel
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