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This article is about the country. For other uses, see Egypt (disambiguation).

Arab Republic of Egypt  

(Arabic)

Gumhriyyat Mi



r al-Arabiyya

Flag

Coat of arms

Anthem:

"Bilady, Bilady, Bilady"

y country, my country, my country

apital

(and largest city)

Cairo

30°2N 31°13E30.033°N 31.217°E

Official language(s)

Arabic

Ethnic groups

99%Egyptians, 0.9%

Nubians, 0.1%Greeks

Demonym

Egyptian

Government

Semi-presidential republic

- President

Hosni Mubarak - Prime Minister

Ahmed Nazif - Speaker of the People's

Assembly

Ahmad Fathi Sorour

- Supreme Constitutional

Court President

Farouk Sultan

Establishment

- Independencefrom the

United Kingdom

28 February 1922

- Republic declared

18 June 1953- Current constitution11 September 1971

Area

- Total1,002,450 km

(30th)387,048sq mi

- Water (%)

0.632

Population

- 2010 estimate 78,737,000

[1]

- Density

82.3/km

(120th)214.4/sq mi

GDP

(PPP) 2009 estimate- Total $469.663 billion

[2]

- Per capita

$6,123

[2]

GDP

(nominal) 2009 estimate- Total $187.954 billion

[2]

- Per capita

$2,450

[2]

Gini

(1999±00) 34.5 (medium)

HDI

(2007)



0.703

[3]

(123rd)

urrency

Egyptian pound(

EGP

)

ime zone

EET(UTC+2) - Summer (DST)EEST(UTC+3)

Drives on the

right

Internet

.eg,



alling code

+20

Arabicis the official language;

spoken languages & varieties

are:Egyptian Arabic,Sa'idi Arabic,Eastern Egyptian Bedawi Arabic,

Sudanese Arabic,Domari, Nobiin,Beja&Siwi. Main taught

foreign

languages

areEnglish,French,German&Italian.

Egypt

(pronounced

/idpt/

(listen)

;Arabic:



Mir

pronounced

is]

(listen)

;Arabic:



Mir

[



is]

;Egyptian Arabic:



Mar

[



s]

;Coptic:



km

;Egyptian:



emet

), officially the

Arab Republic of Egypt

, is a countrymainly in North Africa, with theSinai Peninsulaforming a land bridge inSouthwest Asia. Thereby, Egypt is atranscontinental country, and is considered to be a major power in NorthAfrica,Mediterranean Region,Africancontinent, Nile Basin,Islamic Worldand theRed Sea. Covering an area of about 1,010,000 square kilometers (390,000 sq mi), Egypt is bordered by theMediterranean Seato the north, theGaza StripandIsraelto the northeast, the Red Sea to the east,Sudanto the south andLibyato the west. Egypt is one of the most populous countries in Africa and theMiddle East. The great majority of its estimated 79 million people

[1]

live near the banks of the NileRiver, in an area of about40,000 square kilometers (15,000 sq mi),

[

citation needed

]

where the onlyarableagricultural land isfound. The large areas of theSaharaDesert are sparsely inhabited. About half of Egypt'sresidents live in urban areas, with most spread across the densely populated centres of greater Cairo,Alexandriaand other major cities in the Nile Delta. Egypt is famous for itsancient civilizationand some of the world's most famous monuments,including theGiza pyramid complexand itsGreat Sphinx. Its ancient ruins, such as those of Memphis,Thebes,Karnak and theValley of the Kings, are a significant focus of archaeological study, and artefacts from these sites are now displayed in major museums around the world.Egypt is widely regarded as an important political and cultural nation of the Middle East.Egypt possesses one of the most developed and diversified economies in the Middle East, withsectors such as tourism, agriculture, industry and service at almost equal rates in national production.

[

citation needed

]

Consequently, the Egyptian economy is rapidly developing, due in part tolegislation aimed at luring investments, coupled with both internal and political stability, alongwith recent trade and market liberalization.