| EGYPTIAN GEOGRAPHY STATS: |
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Area > Comparative
slightly more than three times the size of New Mexico |
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Area > Land
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995,450 sq km |
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[30th of 238]
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Area > Total
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1,001,450 sq km |
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[36th of 250]
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Capital city with population
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Cairo - 7,010,000 |
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Climate
desert; hot, dry summers with moderate winters |
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Elevation extremes > Highest point
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Mount Catherine 2,629 m |
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Forested Land
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0.1% |
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[193rd of 193]
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Geographic coordinates
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27 00 N, 30 00 E |
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Land boundaries > Border countries
Gaza Strip 11 km, Israel 266 km, Libya 1,115 km, Sudan 1,273 km |
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Land use > Arable land
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2.92% |
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[168th of 258]
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Largest city population
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9,690,000 |
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[10th of 174]
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Largest city with population
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Cairo - 7,010,000 |
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Location
Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Libya and the Gaza Strip, and the Red Sea north of Sudan, and includes the Asian Sinai Peninsula |
Map references
Africa |
Natural hazards
periodic droughts; frequent earthquakes, flash floods, landslides; hot, driving windstorm called khamsin occurs in spring; dust storms, sandstorms |
Natural resources
petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, phosphates, manganese, limestone, gypsum, talc, asbestos, lead, zinc |
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Population density
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67.58 people per sqkm |
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[123rd of 256]
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Population density > people per sq. km
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74.37 people/m²
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[106th of 204]
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Surface area > sq. km
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1,001,450 km²
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[29th of 206]
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tallest mountains > Mountain
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Mount Catherine |
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