Key Points
- 加沙地带是以色列和地中海之间一块12公里宽的狭长地带;
- 约210万人居住在加沙,其面积不到堪培拉的一半;
- 加沙的人口密度是每平方公里6507人,而澳大利亚的人口密度是每平方公里3.5人。
加沙地带是以色列和地中海之间一块12公里宽的狭长地带。由于以色列和哈马斯之间冲突,如今它成为世界关注的焦点。
12公里大约相当于从悉尼海港大桥到悉尼机场跑道的直线距离,或者是从墨尔本的弗林德斯街车站到阿尔托纳海滩的直线距离。

Gaza's main border crossings.

The Gaza Strip is less than half the size of Canberra in terms of km². Source: SBS

The Gaza Strip has more than four times the population of Canberra. Source: SBS
根据美国中央情报局的《世界概况》,加沙地带的中位年龄为18岁,出生时的预期寿命为75.66岁,而澳大利亚的中位年龄为37.5岁。阿富汗的预期寿命为全球最低,为54岁;摩纳哥的预期寿命最高,为89.64岁;澳大利亚排名第14,预期寿命为83.28岁。

The median age of Gazans in 18 years old. Source: SBS

Source: SBS