And the ambitions of British policy. 99 and twenty years, that is, a quarter of a century or half the average human lifespan. Therefore, we find ourselves facing one of two situations: The first: If the waters of the Lakes region do not dry up and agriculture is extended, we will reach the limit of the country's capacity to bear its population within a maximum of 12 years. The second: If its waters dry up and agriculture is restored, we will reach the aforementioned limit within a maximum of thirty years. And these two periods, even the longer one, are closer to us than our jugular vein, and most of the current generation has seen the end of these years with their own eyes. So what shall we do with these periods and the continuous increase in population? Undoubtedly, we must now think about solving this anticipated social dilemma, which is what we will dedicate this chapter to. The irrigated and cultivated part of the country is in the form of a long, narrow strip, its eastern end ending in a fan shape at the Mediterranean Sea, and this is what is called the Delta. This irrigated part is bordered by the Arabian Desert to the east and the Libyan Desert to the west. It is not possible to irrigate these two deserts with the waters of the Nile due to their elevation and the unevenness of their surfaces, so they will remain barren due to this insurmountable obstacle, as long as God wills. And it is impossible in Egypt to benefit from land not irrigated by the Nile, so there is no possibility of agricultural expansion from these two fronts. To the north is the sea. If we find an increase in our population in this direction and assume their migration overseas, and set aside the Egyptian aversion to expatriation, we do not find anything that would provide them with any prosperity, given the similarities between the two countries in terms of geography, nature, race, and language, and the front being under a draft. As for the industrial source of livelihood, apart from Egypt refining raw materials to make industry flourish, it is a limited source that cannot be exploited.