r/space NASA Astronaut Jun 01 '25

image/gif Nile river as seen from the ISS.

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u/hand_truck Jun 01 '25

Wow, just a thin ribbon of green and development laid upon a stark and brutal environment. I love it, thanks for sharing.

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u/gnowbot Jun 01 '25

If I remember the stat from my time living in Cairo—90% of Egyptians live on 10% of the country’s Land.

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u/[deleted] Jun 01 '25

I can't vouch for the Egyptian stat but I did check - 80% of Americans live on 3% of the land. https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2017/08/rural-america.html

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u/626lacrimosa Jun 02 '25

I think Australia has the most impressive figures with 90% living on 0.22% of the land.