Area and Boundaries
Area:
total: 185,180 km²
land: 183,630 km²
water: 1,550 km²
note: includes 1,295 km² of Israeli-occupied territory
Land boundaries:
total: 2,253 km
border countries: Iraq 605 km, Israel 76 km, Jordan 375 km, Lebanon 375 km, Turkey 822 km
Coastline: 193 km
Maritime claims:
contiguous zone: 41 nautical miles (75.9 km; 47.2 mi)
territorial sea: 35 nautical miles (64.8 km; 40.3 mi)
Elevation extremes:
lowest point: unnamed location near Lake Tiberias (Sea of Galilee) -200 m
highest point: Mount Hermon 2,814 m
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