When it comes to vilifying
Israel, hyperbole and total fraud are the rule. This is true of one the
main things said about the Gaza Strip in order to cast Israel in a bad
light. But Gaza’s population density is not Israel’s fault. And anyway,
Gaza is far from the most densely populated place on earth. But if there
are those who truly believe, or really, really need psychologically to
believe that that claim is true, then there is a solution. Allow Gazans
to emigrate from Gaza. There are several Arab countries with much
available undeveloped land. There are also quite a few non-Arab lands
that could absorb Gaza Arab immigration.
Here
are population and area stats comparing the Gaza Strip with Manhattan
Island. You can calculate the density by dividing total population by
area (in square miles or square kilometers).
Manhattan Island
population (2012)
1.69 million
area
22.7 square miles (or 58.8 square kilometers)
Gaza Strip
population
1.76 million (Index Mundi – 2013)
1.8 million (CIA World Factbook — 2014)
area
360 square miles (Information Please)
density of Gaza Strip
9,713 per square mile (Information Please)
density of Manhattan Island
74,449 per square mile
This web page has numbers for population density in many countries (here)
So we see that Manhattan Island is
considerably greater in population density than the Gaza Strip. It is
7.66 times denser. That won’t make much difference to the fanatic Israel
haters, but that is the real figure.
Nevertheless, those who think that Gaza is too densely populated should allow Gazans to emigrate to greener pastures.
Read more: Is Gaza Really the Most Densely Populated Place on Earth? -- If So, Let Them Migrate | Elliott A. Green | The Blogs | The Times of Israel http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/is-gaza-really-the-most-densely-populated-place-on-earth-if-so-let-them-migrate/#ixzz39vNvC1Jc
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