| Climate Egypt :
| desert; hot, dry summers with moderate winters
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| Terrain Egypt :
| vast desert plateau interrupted by Nile valley and delta
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| Elevation extremes lowest Egypt :
| Qattara Depression -133 m
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| Elevation extremes highest Egypt :
| Mount Catherine 2,629 m
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| Natural resources Egypt :
| petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, phosphates, manganese, limestone, gypsum, talc, asbestos, lead, zinc
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| Land use arableland Egypt :
| 2,87%
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| Irrigated land Egypt :
| 33,000 sq km (1998 est.)
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| Natural hazards Egypt :
| periodic droughts; frequent earthquakes, flash floods, landslides; hot, driving windstorm called khamsin occurs in spring; dust storms, sandstorms
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| Environment current issues Egypt :
| agricultural land being lost to urbanization and windblown sands; increasing soil salination below Aswan High Dam; desertification; oil pollution threatening coral reefs, beaches, and marine habitats; other water pollution from agricultural pesticides, raw sewage, and industrial effluents; very limited natural fresh water resources away from the Nile which is the only perennial water source; rapid growth in population overstraining the Nile and natural resources
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| Geography note Egypt :
| 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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