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Area > Comparative slightly more than three times the size of New Mexico
Area > Land	995,450 sq km		[30th of 238]
Area > Total	1,001,450 sq km		[36th of 250]
Capital city with population	Cairo - 7,010,000
Climate desert; hot, dry summers with moderate winters
Elevation extremes > Highest point	Mount Catherine 2,629 m
Forested Land	0.1%		[193rd of 193]
Geographic coordinates	27 00 N, 30 00 E
Land boundaries > Border countries Gaza Strip 11 km, Israel 266 km, Libya 1,115 km, Sudan 1,273 km
Land use > Arable land	2.92%		[168th of 258]
Largest city population	9,690,000		[10th of 174]
Largest city with population	Cairo - 7,010,000
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
Population density	67.58 people per sqkm		[123rd of 256]
Population density > people per sq. km	74.37 people/m²		[106th of 204]
Surface area > sq. km	1,001,450 km²		[29th of 206]
tallest mountains > Mountain	Mount Catherine

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