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Egypt
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Figure 3. Topography and Drainage
Egypt is predominantly desert. Only 35,000 square kilometers-
-3.5 percent of the total land area--are cultivated and
permanently settled. Most of the country lies within the wide
band of desert that stretches from Africa's Atlantic Coast across
the continent and into southwest Asia. Egypt's geological history
has produced four major physical regions: the Nile Valley and
Delta, the Western Desert (also known as the Libyan Desert), the
Eastern Desert (also known as the Arabian Desert), and the Sinai
Peninsula
(see
fig. 3). The Nile Valley and Delta is the most
important region because it supports 99 percent of the population
on the country's only cultivable land.
Data as of December 1990
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