Total Area: 1,001,450 sq km
Land Area: 995,450 sq km
Water Area: 6,000 sq km
Climate Description: desert; hot, dry summers with moderate winters
Terrain Description: vast desert plateau interrupted by Nile valley and delta
Arable Land Use: 2.92%
Permanent Crop and Land Use: 0.5%
Irrigated Land: 35,300 sq km
Total Renewable Water Resources: 86.8 cu km
Total Freshwater Withdrawal: 68.3 cu km/yr
Per Person Freshwater Withdrawal: 923 cu m/yr
Natural Hazards Description: periodic droughts; frequent earthquakes; flash floods; landslides; hot, driving windstorms called khamsin occur in spring; dust storms; sandstorms
Environmental Current Issues: 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; limited natural freshwater resources away from the Nile, which is the only perennial water source; rapid growth in population overstraining the Nile and natural resources
Total Labor Force: 27.24 million
% of Labor Force in Agriculture: 32%
Agricultural Products Description: cotton, rice, corn, wheat, beans, fruits, vegetables; cattle, water buffalo, sheep, goats
Land Area: 995,450 sq km
Water Area: 6,000 sq km
Climate Description: desert; hot, dry summers with moderate winters
Terrain Description: vast desert plateau interrupted by Nile valley and delta
Arable Land Use: 2.92%
Permanent Crop and Land Use: 0.5%
Irrigated Land: 35,300 sq km
Total Renewable Water Resources: 86.8 cu km
Total Freshwater Withdrawal: 68.3 cu km/yr
Per Person Freshwater Withdrawal: 923 cu m/yr
Natural Hazards Description: periodic droughts; frequent earthquakes; flash floods; landslides; hot, driving windstorms called khamsin occur in spring; dust storms; sandstorms
Environmental Current Issues: 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; limited natural freshwater resources away from the Nile, which is the only perennial water source; rapid growth in population overstraining the Nile and natural resources
Total Labor Force: 27.24 million
% of Labor Force in Agriculture: 32%
Agricultural Products Description: cotton, rice, corn, wheat, beans, fruits, vegetables; cattle, water buffalo, sheep, goats