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OFFICIAL NAME: Arab Republic of Egypt
CAPITAL: Cairo
SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT: Multiparty Republic
AREA: 1,001,449 Sq Km (386,559 Sq Mi)
ESTIMATED 2000 POPULATION 66,706,800
LOCATION & GEOGRAPHY: Egypt is located in the northeastern corner of Africa. It is bound by Libya to the west, Sudan to the south, the Red Sea to the east, the Mediterranean Sea to the north and Israel to the northeast. Topographically, the country can be divided into four regions. (1.) Wagh al-Baha ...
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A Country Study: Egypt
Library of Congress Call Number DT46 .E32 1991
Egypt
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Egypt
Capital : Cairo
Major Language(s) : Arabic
Largest City : Cairo
Date of UN Membership : 24 Oct. 1945
Largest City Population (in thousands, 1995) : 9690
Latitude/Longitude (at largest city) : 30°08'N 31°24'E
Currency : pound
GDP (million US$, 1997) : 75635
Area (km2) : 1001449
Total Population (in thousands, 1999) : 67226
Population Density (per square km., 1997) : 62
GDP Per Capita (US$, 1997) : 1168
NEW YORK MISSION ADDRESS :
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Location: Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Libya and the Gaza Strip
Geographic coordinates: 27 00 N, 30 00 E
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The Greek historian Herodotus called Egypt, "The Gift of the Nile," and along that life-giving river, the ancient Egyptians built their amazing civilization, one they ruled for three millennia.
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The 1952 revolt against British rule established the red-white-black flag with a central gold eagle. Two stars replaced the eagle in 1958, and in 1972 a federation with Syria and Libya was formed, adding instead the hawk of Quraysh (the tribe of Muhammad). On Oct. 9, 1984, the eagle of Saladin (a major 12th-century ruler) was substituted.
Egypt
Official name: Jumhuriyah Misr al-'Arabiyah (Arab Republic of Egypt).
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Country (long form)Arab Republic of Egypt
CapitalCairo
Total Area386,662.01 sq mi
1,001,450.00 sq km
(slightly more than three times the size of New Mexico)
Population69,536,644 (July 2001 est.)
Estimated Population in 2050113,002,084
LanguagesArabic (official), English and French widely understood by educated classes
Literacy51.4% total, 63.6% male, 38.8% female (1995 est.)
ReligionsMuslim (mostly Sunni) 94%, Coptic Christian and other ...
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