Egypt is 6% larger than British Columbia (Canada).
Area: 1,001,450 km2 World Factbook
Population: 86,895,099 (July 2014) World Factbook
Egypt, officially: the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia, via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. Wikipedia
British Columbia, also commonly referred to by its initials BC, is a province located on the west coast of Canada. British Columbia is also a component of the Pacific Northwest, along with the U.S. states of Oregon and Washington. Wikipedia