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: 2.87%
Permanent Crop Land Use: 0.79%
Irrigated Land: 34,220 sq km
Total Renewable Water Resources: 57.3 cu km
Total Freshwater Withdrawal: 68.3 cu km/yr
Per Person Freshwater Withdrawal: 973.3 cu m/yr
Natural Hazards description:
% of Labor Force in Agriculture: 29%
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: 2.87%
Permanent Crop Land Use: 0.79%
Irrigated Land: 34,220 sq km
Total Renewable Water Resources: 57.3 cu km
Total Freshwater Withdrawal: 68.3 cu km/yr
Per Person Freshwater Withdrawal: 973.3 cu m/yr
Natural Hazards description:
- periodic droughts
- frequent earthquakes
- flash floods
- landslides
- hot, driving windstorms called khamsin occur in spring
- dust storms
- sandstorms
- 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
% of Labor Force in Agriculture: 29%
Agricultural Products description: cotton, rice, corn, wheat, beans, fruits, vegetables; cattle, water buffalo, sheep, goats
Egyptian cotton is preferred by many because of the long fibers that are softer and more durable than others.
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Largest rice producer in the Near East region. Rice is only produced in the Lower Valley of the Nile River now due to sea-water intrusion.
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Egyptians consume a total of between 15 and 20 million tons of wheat per year, with almost half being produced locally.
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Recently(2013) Egypt has began exporting strawberries to the U.S.
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Buffaloes feeding on shrubs on canal bank.
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