Geography of Egypt

Egypt's location

27°00′N 30°00′E / 27.000°N 30.000°E / 27.000; 30.000 The geography of Egypt relates to two regions: North Africa and West Asia.

Egypt has coastlines on the Mediterranean Sea, the River Nile, and the Red Sea. Egypt borders Libya to the west, Israel to the east and Sudan to the south. Egypt has an area of 1,002,450 km2 (387,050 sq mi) which makes it the 29th largest country in the world.

The longest straight-line distance in Egypt from north to south is 1,420 km (880 mi), while that from east to west measures 1,275 km (792 mi). Egypt has more than 2,900 km (1,800 mi) of coastline on the Mediterranean Sea, the Gulf of Suez, and the Gulf of Aqaba. It has an Exclusive Economic Zone of 263,451 km2 (101,719 sq mi).