Population
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| Year |  | Population | | Area | | 2007 | | 7,243,600 | | | | | 1998 | | 6,041,400 | | | | | 1983 | | 4,037,600 | | | | | 1972 | | 3,147,700 | | | | | 1967 | | 2,773,900 | | | | | 1961 | | 2,179,500 | | | | | 1948 | | | | 21,167 sq km | |
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Description
Israel lies in southwest Asia on the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Its borders are disputed in the north, northeast and southwest where it occupies the Shabaa Farms, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, respectively. Otherwise, it is bounded by Lebanon and Syria in the north, Jordan in the east, and Egypt to the west. |
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