Geography of Egypt
- Egypt is: a country
- Location
- Egypt is situated within the following regions:
- Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
- Africa
- North Africa
- Sahara Desert
- Middle East
- Time zone: Egypt Standard Time (UTC+02), Egypt Daylight Time (UTC+03) April–September
- Extreme points of Egypt
- High: Mount Catherine 2,629 m (8,625 ft)
- Low: Qattara Depression −133 m (−436 ft)
- Land boundaries: 2,665 km (1,656 mi)
- Egypt is situated within the following regions:
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- Sudan 1,273 km (791 mi)
- Libya 1,115 km (693 mi)
- Israel 266 km (165 mi)
- Palestine (Gaza) 11 km (7 mi)
- Coastline: 2,450 km (1,522 mi)
- Population of Egypt: 75,360,000 people (2008 estimate) - 14th most populous country
- Area of Egypt: 1,002,450 km2 (387,050 sq mi) - 30th largest country
- Atlas of Egypt
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