Although it is small in area, the Land of Israel contains a large number of regions and subregions. These differ from one another so sharply that there is no real need to discuss their identification and delineation. This book seeks to draw a comprehensive picture of the Land of Israel - its landscape and geological past, its climate, its population and history, its economic resources and the great development projects being carried out. Translated from the Hebrew into English. Includes an Index.

(Key Words: Geography, Israel, Population, Maps, Middle East, Yarmuk River, Tel Aviv, Safed, Bible, Rishon Le-Zion, Negev, Nazareth, Mount Carmel, Magnesium, Jerusalem, Acre, Jewish Agency, Gaza, Eilat, Dead Sea, Efraim Orni, Beersheba).