Administrative divisions
27 · First-level (ADM1)Boundaries shown do not imply endorsement.
Al Sharqia GovernorateAlexandria GovernorateAswan GovernorateAsyut GovernorateBeheira GovernorateBeni Suef GovernorateCairo GovernorateDakahlia GovernorateDamietta GovernorateFaiyum GovernorateGharbiyya GovernorateGiza GovernorateIsmailia GovernorateKafr el-Sheikh GovernorateLuxor GovernateMatrouh GovernorateMinya GovernateMonufia GovernorateNew Valley GovernorateNorth Sinai GovernoratePort Said GovernorateQalyubia GovernorateQena GovernorateRed Sea GovernorateSohag GovernorateSouth Sinai GovernorateSuez Governorate
Source: geoBoundaries CGAZ (ADM1)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area | 1,001,000 km²World Bank WDI [2023] |
| Exclusive economic zone (EEZ) | 242,900 km²Marine Regions [2024] |
| Administrative divisions (ADM1) | 27 divisionsgeoBoundaries [2026] |
| 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 PeninsulaCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Coastline | 2,450 kmCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Land boundaries | 2,612 kmCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Bordering countries | Gaza Strip 13 km; Israel 208 km; Libya 1,115 km; Sudan 1,276 kmCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Terrain | vast desert plateau interrupted by Nile valley and deltaCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Climate | desert; hot, dry summers with moderate wintersCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Natural resources | petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, phosphates, manganese, limestone, gypsum, talc, asbestos, lead, rare earth elements, zincCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Highest point | Mount Catherine 2,629 mCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Lowest point | Qattara Depression -133 mCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Mean elevation | 321 mCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Area (comparative) | more than eight times the size of Ohio; slightly more than three times the size of New MexicoCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Natural hazards | periodic droughts; frequent earthquakes; flash floods; landslides; hot, driving windstorms called khamsin occur in spring; dust storms; sandstormsCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Maritime claims | territorial sea: 12 nm; contiguous zone: 24 nm; exclusive economic zone: 200 nm or the equidistant median line with Cyprus; continental shelf: 200 nmCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
