Egypt
country in Northeast Africa and Southwest Asia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the ancient civilization, see Ancient Egypt.
Egypt is a country located mostly in northeast Africa but partly in the Middle East. Egypt's capital city is Cairo. Egypt is famous for its ancient monuments, such as the Pyramids and the Sphinx.
Quick Facts Republic of Egypt جمهورية مصر, Arabic: ...
Republic of Egypt | |
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Anthem: "Bilady, Bilady, Bilady" "بلادي، بلادي، بلادي" (English: "My country, my country, my country") | |
Capital and largest city | Cairo 30°2′N 31°13′E |
Official languages | Modern Standard Arabic |
Recognised national languages | Egyptian Arabic[a] |
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Religion | Islam 85 % (mostly Sunni), Christianity 15 % |
Demonym(s) | Egyptian |
Government | Unitary semi-presidential republic |
Abdel Fattah el-Sisi | |
Moustafa Madbouly | |
• House Speaker | Ali Abdel Aal |
Legislature | Parliament |
National senate | |
House of the Representatives | |
Establishment | |
c. 3150 BC | |
• Muhammad Ali dynasty inaugurated | 9 July 1805[3] |
28 February 1922 | |
• Revolution Day | 23 July 1952 |
• Republic declared | 18 June 1953 |
• Current constitution | 18 January 2014 |
Area | |
• Total | 1,010,408[4] km2 (390,121 sq mi) (29th) |
• Water (%) | 0.632 |
Population | |
• 2020 estimate | 100,075,480 [5][6] (13th) |
• 2017 census | 94,798,827 |
• Density | 100/km2 (259.0/sq mi) (83rd) |
GDP (PPP) | 2019 estimate |
• Total | $1.391 trillion[7] (19th) |
• Per capita | $14,023[7] (94th) |
GDP (nominal) | 2019 estimate |
• Total | $302.256 billion[7] (40th) |
• Per capita | $3,047[7] (126th) |
Gini (2015) | 31.8[8] medium · 51st |
HDI (2019) | 0.707[9] high · 116th |
Currency | Egyptian pound (E£) (EGP) |
Time zone | UTC+2[c] (EET) |
Driving side | right |
Calling code | +20 |
ISO 3166 code | EG |
Internet TLD |
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Website Egypt | |
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