A Map of Modern Egypt
| Location: | Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Libya and the Gaza Strip, and the Red Sea north of Sudan, and includes the Asian Sinai Peninsula. |
| Area: | total: 1,001,450 sq km (slightly more than three times the size of New Mexico) land: 995,450 sq km water: 6,000 sq km |
| Climate: | desert: hot, dry summers with moderate winters |
| Elevation: | lowest point: Qattara Depression -133 m highest point: Mount Catherine 2,629 m |
