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Temperatures average between 80 and 90 °F (27 - 32 °C) in summer, and up to 109 °F (42 °C) on the Red Sea coast. Temperatures average between 55 and 70 °F (13 to 21 °C) in winter. A steady wind from the northwest helps hold down the temperature near the Mediterranean coast. The Khamaseen is a wind that blows from the south in Egypt, usually in spring or summer, bringing sand and dust, and sometimes raises the temperature in the desert to more than 100 °F (38 °C). Egypt relies on The Nile River for water.

CLIMATE : Tropical monsoon with wide topographic-induced variation.

Population Stats 65,891,874 (July 2001 est.) Growth rate: 2.7% (2001 est.) Birth rate: 44.68 births/1,000 population (2001 est.) Death rate: 17.84 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)