Egypt, is a country in the

northeast corner of Africa,

whose teritory in the 
Sinai Peninsula extends
beyond the continental
boundary with Asia, 
as traditionally defined. 
Egypt is bordered by the 
Gaza Strip and Israel to the
northeast, the Gulf of Aqaba
 and the Red Sea to the east, 
Sudan to the south, Libya to the
west, and the 
Mediterranean Sea to the
north.
Across the Gulf of Aqaba lies 
Jordan, across the Red Sea lies 
Saudi Arabia, and across the
Egypt has an area of
385,229 square miles
(1,001,000 square kilometers).
The country is separated
from its neighbors by either
ocean or sparsely populated
desert.
Economy Of Egypt
The economy of Egypt was a
highly centralized economy
 focused on importsubstitution
 under President 
Gamal Abdel Nasser.
In the 1990s, a series of 
International Monetary Fund
 arrangements, coupled with
massive external debt relief
resulting from Egypt's
Since 2000, the pace of
structural reforms, including
fiscal, monetary policies,
taxation, privatization and new
business legislations, helped
Egypt move towards a more 
market-oriented economy
 and prompted increased
foreign investment.
Religion of Egypt
Religion in Egypt controls many
aspects of social life and is endorsed
by law.
 The state religion of Egypt is Islam.
Although estimates vary greatly in the
absence of official statistics.
Since the 2006 census religion has
been excluded, and thus available
statistics are estimates made by
religious and non-governmental
agencies.
The country is majority 
Sunni Muslim (with estimates
ranging from around 80% to 94%),
with the next largest religious
group being Coptic Christians (with
estimates ranging from 6% to
20%).
The exact numbers are subject to
controversy, with Christians
alleging that they have been
systemically under-counted in
existing censuses.
Sunni Islam (/ˈsuːni, ˈsʊni/) is
the largest denomination of Islam
, followed by 87–90% of the
world's Muslims.
Its name comes from the word 
sunnah, referring to the
behaviour of the Islamic prophet 
Muhammad.
The Copts are an ethnoreligious
group indigenous to 
Northeast Africa who primarily
inhabit the area of modern Egypt,
where they are the largest 
Christian denomination in the
country. 
Literature of
Egypt
Ancient Egyptian
literature was written in the 
Egyptian language from 
ancient Egypt's pharaonic
period until the end of 
Roman domination.
It represents the oldest 
corpus of 
Egyptian literature.
Along with 
Writing in ancient Egypt both  hieroglyphic
 and hieratic first appeared in the late 4th
millennium BC during the late phase of 
predynastic Egypt.
By the Old Kingdom (26th century BC to
22nd century BC), literary works included 
funerary texts, epistlesand letters, hymns
 and poems, and commemorative 
autobiographical texts recounting the
careers of prominent administrative officials.
It was not until the early Middle Kingdom
 (21st century BC to 17th century BC) that a
narrative Egyptian literature was created.
This was a "media revolution"
which, according to 
Richard B. Parkinson, was the result
of the rise of an intellectual class of 
scribes, new cultural sensibilities
about individuality, unprecedented
levels of literacy, and mainstream
access to written materials.
However, it is possible that the
overall literacy rate was less than
one percent of the entire population.
 The creation of literature was
thus an elite exercise, monopolized
by a scribal class attached to
government offices and the royal
court of the ruling pharaoh.
 However, there is no full
consensus among modern scholars
concerning the dependence of
ancient Egyptian literature on the
sociopolitical order of the royal
courts.
Some genres of Middle Kingdom
literature, such as "teachings" and 
fictional tales, remained popular in the
New Kingdom, although the genre of 
prophetic texts was not revived until
the Ptolemaic period (4th century BC
to 1st century BC).
Popular tales included the Story of
Sinuhe and The Eloquent Peasant,
while important teaching texts include
the Instructions of Amenemhat and 
The Loyalist Teaching. 
 Culture And
Beliefs of Egypt
The culture of Egypt has thousands
of years of recorded history. 
Ancient Egypt was among the
earliest civilizations in Middle East
 and Africa.
For millennia, Egypt maintained a
strikingly unique, complex and stable
culture that influenced later cultures
of Europe.
 The Egyptian flag
consists of three
horizontal stripes - red,
white, and black one. In
the middle of the white
stripe, so called Saladin
´s eagle is placed.
Saladin has become the Egyptian national hero when he
managed to defeat the Crusaders and regain the city of
Jerusalem in the 12th century. The eagle stares toward the
left side of the flag and he holds a shield composed of
three parts on his chest where two are black and one is
yellow. The panel beneath the eagle bears an inscription
"al-gumhuríja Misr al-Arabiya", which means the “Arab
Republic of Egypt”. Interpretation of the tricolor is as
follows: red refers to bloodshed in numerous wars, white to
abolition of the monarchy and black should commemorate
the monarchy and the period of British colonialism.
Country Egypt
Capitalcity Cairo
Continent Africa, Asia
Population 86,127,000 (2014)
Total area 980,869 km2
Formation 28. 2. 1922
Highest point Mount Catherine (2,629 m)
GDP $ 6,474 (IMF, 2012)
Currency egyptian pound (EGP)
CodeEG (EGY)
Calling code +20
Internet TLD .eg
Mummification
After Life
Mythology
Hymns and Prayers
Languanges of Egypt
The most commonly spoken language in 
Egypt is Egyptian Colloquial Arabic
 or Masri/Masry (‫ مصرى‬, Egyptian), which is
the vernacularlanguage. Standard Arabic
 is the official language and the most
widely written; additionally, it is the 
liturgical language of Islam, the majority
religion and state religion of Egypt.
The Coptic language is used primarily by
Egyptian Copts and it is the liturgical
language of Coptic Christianity.
Tourists Spots
 Mosque of Ibn Tulun
Built between 876 and 879 AD, the Mosque of
Ibn Tulun is one of the oldest mosques in Cairo. It
was commissioned by Ahmad ibn Ţūlūn, the
Abbassid governor of Egypt. The mosque is
constructed around a courtyard, with one
covered hall on each of the four sides .
Dahab is located some 85 km (53 miles) north of
Sharm el-Sheikh on the Gulf of Aqaba, near the
southern tip of Sinai. Once an isolated coastal
village, Dahab turned into a hippie hangout in the
1980’s and became something of an “alternative
resort”, mixing cheap accommodation with a laid
back lifestyle. 
 Located in the Libyan Desert, Siwa Oasis is one of
Egypt’s isolated settlements, with 23,000 people,
mostly ethnic Berbers. Located on an old date trade
route, Siwa was an oasis vital to the trade route, as
the natural springs and shade giving palm trees gave
travelers respite from the desert. With the collapse of
the Roman Empire, Siwa began its decline.
 Abu Simbel is an archaeological site comprising
two massive rock-cut temples in southern Egypt on
the western bank of Lake Nasser. The twin temples
were originally carved out of the mountainside
during the reign of Pharaoh Ramesses The Great in
the 13th century BC, as a lasting monument to
himself and his queen Nefertari. 
 The Valley of the Kings near Luxor is a valley
where, for a period of nearly 500 years from the
16th to 11th century BC, tombs were constructed
for the kings and privileged nobles of the New
Kingdom. The valley contains 63 tombs and
chambers, ranging in size from a simple pit to a
complex tomb with over 120 chambers.
 River Nile Cruise
Cruising the Nile is a popular way of visiting
upper Egypt. The Nile River has been Egypt’s
lifeline since ancient times and there is no
better way to trace the passage of Egypt’s
history than to follow the course of the Nile. 
 The Red Sea, off the coast of Egypt, is one of
the most beautiful places in the world to go
diving. The waters of the Red Sea are renowned
for their spectacular visibility and features some
of the most exotic seascapes. With its wide
expanse of coral formation on the reefs, it is
home to thousands of different sea creatures. 
 Although badly ruined, few sites in Egypt are more
impressive than Karnak. It is the largest ancient religious
site ever built, and represents the combined achievement
of many generations of Egyptian builders. The Temple of
Karnak actually consists of three main temples, smaller
enclosed temples, and several outer temples located
about 2.5 kilometers north of Luxor. One of most famous
structures of Karnak is the Hypostyle Hall, a hall area of
5,000 m2 (50,000 sq ft) with 134 massive columns
arranged in 16 rows.
 The Pyramids of Giza, situated in the
immediate vicinity of the southwestern suburbs
of Cairo are the undisputable top attractions in
Egypt. The pyramids at Giza were built over the
span of three generations – by Khufu, his
second reigning son Khafre, and Menkaure. 
 If you are looking for a scuba diving Shangri La,
Mahmya Island in the Giftun Island National Park
is the place for you. An adventurous 45-minutes by
boat from Hurghada, spend the day here snorkeling
among the coral reefs and underwater garden in
the most picturesque part of the Red Sea.
 Agiba Beach,Mersa Matruh
This very iconic Egyptian beach may not be so well
known by travelers from outside of the country.
Meaning ‘miracle’ in Arabic, Agiba is a small but
very dazzling gem on Egypt’s Mediterranean coast,
24-kilometers west of Mersa Matruh. The only way
to get to the curved slice of beach is down a rock
path that leads from the clifftop above. 
Geographical
Background
The geography of Egypt relates to two
regions: North Africa and Southwest Asia.
Egypt has coastlines on the 
Mediterranean Sea, the River Nile, and
the Red Sea.
Egypt borders Libya to the west, the 
Gaza Strip to the northeast, and Sudan to
the south.
Egypt has an area of
1,002,450 km2 (387,050 sq mi) which
makes it the 29th largest country in the
world.
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