Area:
Total: 1,001,450 square kilometers Land: 995,450 square kilometers Water: 6,000 square kilometers Size Compared to the U.S.: slightly more than three times the size of New Mexico Borders: Land: Gaza Strip, Israel, Libya, Sudan Water: Mediterranean Sea, Red Sea Distance of Land Boundaries: 2,612 kilometers Coastline: 2,450 kilometers Climate: desert,; hot, dry summers with moderate winters Terrain: vast desert plateau interrupted by Nile Valley and delta Elevation: Highest: Qattara Depression -133 meters Lowest: Mount Catherine 2,629 meters |