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First of all, the Nile basin covers 32% of the area of Egypt (330 000 km²), which is a bit more than the size of Italy who supports a population of 60 million.
by SiempreViernes 8y ago
First of all, the Nile basin covers 32% of the area of Egypt (330 000 km²), which is a bit more than the size of Italy who supports a population of 60 million.
Secondly, due to the climate they also get two-three harvests per year.
- seren 8y agoThanks, it put things in perspective.
- jamesblonde 8y agoThat said, they still import nearly 20% of their food - https://tradingeconomics.com/egypt/food-imports-percent-of-merchandise-imports-wb-data.html https://tradingeconomics.com/egypt/food-imports-percent-of-m...