Overpopulation is a problem in Egypt.
Population is expected to reach some 65 million by the year 2000. Establishing urban areas for integrated development in order to alleviate present urban areas. 2- Developing distant areas outside the Nile Valley and Delta, esp. 3- Solving the problems of existing cities and urban centres, foremost of which the problems of housing, services and utilities. 4- Protecting arable lands from unplanned urban expansion.