Egypt Geography

Country Name: Arab Republic of Egypt

Capital City: Cairo

Population: 78,887,007 (July 2006)

Population Growth: 1.75% (2006)

Currency: Egyptian pound (EGP)

Languages: Arabic (official)

Area: 1,001,450 sq km

Inflation Rate: 6.5% (2006 est.)

Unemployment Rate: 10.3% (2006)

Domain extension: .eg

GEOGRAPHIC DETAILS OF EGYPT

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

Geographic Co-ordinates:

27 00 N, 30 00 E

Area - total:

1,001,450 sq km

Area - total:

1,001,450 sq km

Area - land:

995,450 sq km

Area - water:

6,000 sq km

Land Boundaries:

2,665 km

Border Countries:

Gaza Strip 11 km, Israel 266 km, Libya 1,115 km, Sudan 1,273 km

Terrain:

vast desert plateau interrupted by Nile valley and delta

Elevation - highest point:

Mount Catherine 2,629 m

Elevation - lowest point:

Qattara Depression -133 m

Natural Resources:

petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, phosphates, manganese, limestone, gypsum, talc, asbestos, lead, zinc

Arable Land:

2.92%

Permanent Crops:

0.50%

Other Land Use:

96.58% (2005)

Natural Hazards:

periodic droughts; frequent earthquakes, flash floods, landslides; hot, driving windstorm called khamsin occurs in spring; dust storms, sandstorms