Israel+Geographical+and+Economical+facts

Geographical Facts Map: Location: Relative: Israel is located in the Middle East. It borders the Mediterranean Sea as well as the countries Eygpt, Lebanon, and Jordan. Absolute: 31 degrees N, and 35 degrees E The State of Israel is a smalll but densely populated.It takes up about 75% of the land of Canaan. The Old Testament of the Bible describes how Moses lead the them out of Egypt and into the land of Canaan. The decendents of the 12 sons of Jacob settled here and started the Kingdom of Israel. [|worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/asia/il.htm] Economy: Agriculture: Main food crop is wheat [|www.agri.gov.il/gilat-molcho/bonfil_english.html] Natural resources: timber, potash, copper ore, natural gas, phosphate rock, magnesium bromide, clays, sand Israel-page3 [|www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/print/is.html]