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6,500,00013th8.6 %1,394 inhabitant/km2Number of inhabitants in 1882most populous country in the world in 2017of national territory home to the resident population in 2017Average density of the inhabited area in 2018Source: CAPMAS As a result of the significant demographic growth that Egypt experienced during the second half of the 20th century the population will soon exceed 100 million. Egypt is the third most populous country in Africa after Nigeria and Ethiopia. Despite an average density ...

While several atlases of Ancient Egypt exist, no atlas of contemporary Egypt has yet been published. Thus, this work fills a void and offers the general public an illustrated panorama of Egypt at the beginning of the 21st century. Through the contributions of some fifty researchers, it presents in an accessible form the key facts and challenges that concern present-day Egypt in the realms of politics, economics, demographics, the environment, society and culture, and geopolitics. To this end, the Atlas relies on a wide array of previously unpublished sources, most especially maps, which help to unlock and interpret the results of the official Egyptian census of 2017, providing an up-to-date view of the country and a better understanding of Egypt today.

6 500 00013e8,6 %1 394 hab/km2Nombre d’habitants en 1882pays le plus peuplé du monde en 2017du territoire concentre la population résidente en 2017Densité moyenne de l’écoumène* en 2018Source : CAPMAS L’importante croissance démographique de l’Égypte dans la seconde partie du xxe siècle l’amènera prochainement à franchir le cap des 100 millions d’habitants. L’Égypte est le 3e pays le plus peuplé d’Afrique derrière le Nigéria et l’Éthiopie. Bien que sa densité moyenne soit de presque 100 habit...