| EGYPTIAN GEOGRAPHY STATS: |
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Area > Comparative
slightly more than three times the size of New Mexico |
Area > Comparative to US places
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 236]
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(per capita)
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13.968 sq km
per 1,000 people |
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[98th of 201]
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Area > Total
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1,001,450 sq km
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[36th of 248]
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(per capita)
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14.884 sq km
per 1,000 people |
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[99th of 193]
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Area > Water
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6,000 sq km
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[59th of 237]
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(per capita)
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74.687 sq km
per 1 million peo |
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[102nd of 225]
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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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Coastline
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2,450 km
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[55th of 249]
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(per capita)
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30.497 km
per 1 million people |
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[160th of 230]
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Elevation extremes > Highest point
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Mount Catherine 2,629 m |
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Elevation extremes > Lowest point
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Qattara Depression -133 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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Geography > Note
controls Sinai Peninsula, only land bridge between Africa and remainder of Eastern Hemisphere; controls Suez Canal, a sea link between Indian Ocean and Mediterranean Sea; size, and juxtaposition to Israel, establish its major role in Middle Eastern geopolitics; dependence on upstream neighbors; dominance of Nile basin issues; prone to influxes of refugees |
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Irrigated land
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34,220 sq km
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[16th of 185]
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(per capita)
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425.966 sq km
per 1 million peo |
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[48th of 173]
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Land area > sq. km
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995,450 km²
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[29th of 206]
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