Egypt is considered a huge nation due to its total area. Its total land area is 1,001,450 km² (about 386,660 mi²). The continental shelf of Egypt is approximately 61,591 km² (about 23,780 mi²). Egypt is in Africa. Africa is the second largest and second most populous continent on earth. African countries include South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia and Egypt, among others. Egypt has 4 neighboring countries. Its neighbors include the Palestinian Territories, Israel, Libya and Sudan. Egypt is not a landlocked country. It means it is bounded by at least one major body of water. The average altitude range of Egypt is 321 m (1,053 ft).

Neighbors
The total length of land borders of Egypt is 2612 kilometers (~1,008 miles). Egypt shares land borders with 4 different countries and has the same number of unique land borders with neighboring territories. If, as in the case of Egypt, a country has the same number of distinct neighboring regions as land borders, then that country does not have non-contiguous sections of a land border. This is in contrast to several countries that have multiple non-contiguous stretches of land borders. Egypt has 4 neighboring countries. Its neighbors include the Palestinian Territories, Israel, Libya and Sudan. The lengths of land borders of Egypt with its neighboring countries are as follows:

Palestinian Territories - 11 km (7 miles),
Israel - 266 km (165 miles),
Libya - 1115 km (693 mi),
Sudan - 1273 km (791 miles).

Cities
The capital of Egypt is Cairo. The largest city in Egypt is Cairo.

Elevation
The average altitude range of Egypt is 321 m (1,053 ft). The highest point in Egypt is Mount Catherine with an official height of 2629 m (8,626 ft). The lowest point in Egypt is the Qattara Depression. It is at -133 m (-436 ft), i.e. below sea level. The difference in elevation between the highest (Mount Catherine) and the lowest (Qattara Depression) point in Egypt is 2762 m (2 ft).

Area
The total land area of Egypt is 1,001,450 km² (about 386,660 mi²). and the total Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) is 263,451 km² (~101,719 mi²). The continental shelf of Egypt is approximately 61,591 km² (about 23,780 mi²). Including the landmass and the EEZ, the total area of Egypt is approximately 1,264,901 km² (~488,379 mi²). Egypt is considered a huge nation due to its total area.

forest and farmland
670 km² of Egyptian territory is covered with forests, and forest area accounts for 0% of the country's total area. In Egypt, there are 29,067 km² of arable land, which accounts for 3% of the total national territory.