Provinces & states

First-level administrative divisions, their capitals, population and area.

Province / state	Country	Capital	Population	Area
Aswan	Egypt	Aswan	883,000	679
Asyut	Egypt	Asyut	2,456,000	1,553
Beni Suef	Egypt	Beni Suef	1,586,000	1,322
Bur Said (munic.)	Egypt	Bur Said	461,000	72
Dumyat	Egypt	Dumyat	808,000	589
El Bahr el Ahmar	Egypt	Hurghada	108,000	203,685
El Buhayra	Egypt	Damanhur	3,602,000	10,130
El Daqahliya	Egypt	El Mansura	3,828,000	3,471
El Faiyum	Egypt	El Faiyum	1,720,000	1,827
El Gharbiya	Egypt	Tanta	3,113,000	1,942
El Giza	Egypt	El Giza	4,265,000	85,153
El Iskandariya (munic.)	Egypt	El Iskandariya	3,170,000	2,679
El Minufiya	Egypt	Shibin el Kom	2,449,000	1,532
El Minya	Egypt	El Minya	2,916,000	2,262
El Qahira (munic.)	Egypt	El Qahira	6,452,000	214
El Qalubiya	Egypt	Benha	2,868,000	1,001
El Suweiz (munic.)	Egypt	El Suweiz	392,000	17,840
El Wadi el Jadid	Egypt	El Kharga	126,000	376,505
Ismailiya	Egypt	Ismailiya	623,000	1,442
Kafr el Sheikh	Egypt	Kafr el Sheikh	1,968,000	3,437
Matruh	Egypt	Marsa Matruh	182,000	212,112
Qena	Egypt	Qena	2,493,000	1,851
Sharqiya	Egypt	Zagazig	3,766,000	4,180
Sina al Janubiyah	Egypt	El Tur	33,000	33,140
Sina ash Shamaliyah	Egypt	El Arish	196,000	27,574
Sohag	Egypt	Sohag	2,689,000	1,547