Israel Terrain: Negev desert in the south; low coastal plain; central mountains; Jordan Rift Valley; Natural Resources: timber, potash, copper ore, natural gas, phosphate rock, magnesium bromide, clays, sand; Natural Hazards: sandstorms may occur during spring and summer; droughts; periodic earthquakes; Population: 7,707,042 (July 2013 est.) note: approximately 341,400 Israeli settlers live in the West Bank (2012); approximately 18,900 Israeli settlers live in the Golan Heights (2012); approximately 196,400 Israeli settlers live in East Jerusalem (2011)
