Scale 1:1,775,000. 1 in. = 28 mi. ;; Simple conic proj.; (E 270E 350/N 320N 200).- Relief shown by shading./ Shows archaeological sites, oases, fertile lands, etc./ Supplement to National Geographic Magazine, April 2001./ Washington, D.C., April 2001./ Ancillary maps with descriptions: Circa 4500-3100 B.C., Early Egypt, two lands become one Circa 2575-2150 B.C., The pyramid builders, Old Kingdom Egypt Circa 1975-1640 B.C., Peace, prosperity, and foreign influence, Middle Kingdom Egypt Circa 1539-1075 B.C., The age of empire, New Kingdom Egypt./ Perspective drawing of an Egyptian temple complex, text, notes, ancillary map of the Thebes region showing the Thebes Necropolis area and Luxor, and historical timeline with col. ill. on verso.

Title of pamphlet: Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia: Turbulence along the Nile. Insets: Figure 1. King Tutankhamun . - Figure 2: The resources of the Nile, 17th century map.- Figure 3: Nile boat, Old Kingdom. - Figure 4a: Population . - Figure 4b: Area. - Figure 4C: GDP per head '91. - Figure 4d: Foreign debt. - Figure 5: The Nile: Climate and river system.