Facts about Egypt
Brief facts The Arab Republic of Egypt
Brief History Overview
A unified kingdom arose in Egypt about 3200 B.C. and it was ruled by a series of dynasties for the next three millennia.
Land mass
Egypt covers an area of about 1,020,000 kmē Egypt.
The majority of the country is located in North Africa and it also includes the Sinai Peninsula (a part of Southwest Asia).
- total mass: 1,001,450 sq km
- land mass: 995,450 sq km
- water mass: 6,000 sq km
Other land facts:
- Egypt has 2,450 km of coastline with a lot of great sand beaches.
- Egypt has about 35,000 sq km irrigated land.
Pepole
- The population is about 78 million.
- Most of the population are muslim faith.
Borders
Egypt shares land borders with Sudan to the south, Libya to the west and Israel to the northeast. It also has borders to the north and east by the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea, respectively.