Egypt

Arab Republic of Egypt جمهورية مصر العربية Ǧumhūriyyat Maṣr al-ʿArabiyyah
Anthem:  "Bilady, Bilady, Bilady" "My country, my country, my country"
Capital (and largest city)		Cairo 30°2′N 31°13′E
Official language(s)		Arabic, English
Demonym		Egyptian
Government		Military junta
-	President	Mohamed Morsi
-	Prime Minister	Essam Sharaf
-	Prime Minister-designate	Kamal Ganzouri
Legislature		Parliament
-	Upper House	People's Assembly
-	Lower House	Shura Council
Establishment
-	Independence from the United Kingdom	28 February 1922
-	Republican regime	18 June 1953
-	Provisional Constitution	30 March 2011
Area
-	Total	1,002,450 km2 (30th) 387,048 sq mi
-	Water (%)	0.632
Population
-	2011 estimate	81,015,887 (16th)
-	2006 census	76,699,427 (total) incl. 3,901,396 abroad
-	Density	Real density: 2,755.2/km2 (38th) 7,136/sq mi Arithmetic density: 76.3/km2 (126th) 197.5/sq mi
GDP (PPP)		2011 estimate
-	Total	$508.265 billion
-	Per capita	$6,361
GDP (nominal)		2011 estimate
-	Total	$231.111 billion
-	Per capita	$2,892
Gini (1999–00)		34.5 (medium)
HDI (2010)		0.620 (medium) (101st)
Currency		Egyptian pound (EGP)
Time zone		EET (UTC+2 (No DST Since 2011))
Drives on the		right
Internet TLD		.eg, مصر.
Calling code		+20
a.^  Literary Arabic is the sole official language. Egyptian Arabic is the national spoken language. Other dialects and minority languages are used regionally. b.^  De facto interim head of state. c.^  Densities are based on 2006 population figures. The gap between arithmetic and real densities is due to the fact that 98% of Egyptians live on 3% of the territory.

For the ancient civilization, see Ancient Egypt.

Egypt is a country in northeast Africa. Its capital city is Cairo. Egypt is famous for its very old monuments, such as the Pyramids and the Sphinx.

Egypt has been an independent country since 1922. It is a member of the United Nations and the Arab League. It was a republic from 1952 after the revolution of 1952 by the leader Gamal Abd Alnaasar

Egypt is a large country, but a large portion of it is desert. Most people live in areas around the coast of the Mediterranean Sea and along the Nile River. This includes the cities of Cairo, Alexandria, Aswan, and Port Said. Not many people live in the desert. Today, Egypt has about 80 million people.

Egypt is divided into 29 areas, called Governorates of Egypt. The Egyptian Parliament sits in Cairo and makes laws for the whole country. As of February 11, 2011, the country is being run by the military.

In January 2011, thousands of protesters gathered in Cairo. They wanted Hosni Mubarak to leave office. He had been the President for last 30 years. On February 11, Vice President Omar Suleiman made an announcement. He said that Mubarak agreed to leave office. Suleiman also said that Mubarak directed the Supreme Council of the armed forces would run the country.

Today, the people of Egypt are mostly Sunni Muslims. There are still some Christians in Egypt today. Many of these belong to the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria.

Many famous people are from Egypt. Some of these include Omar Sharif, who was an international actor, Boutros Boutros-Ghali, who was the first person from Africa to lead the United Nations, and four Nobel Prize winners: Anwar Sadat, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1978, Naguib Mahfouz, who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1988, Ahmed Zewail, who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1999, and Mohamed ElBaradei, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2005. Egypt's climate is good in winter and very hot in summer, depending on the time.

Governorates

Egypt is divided into 27 governorates. The governorates are divided into regions. The regions have towns and villages. Each governorate has a capital. Sometimes capital has the same name as the governorate.

Governorate Capital Location Alexandria Alexandria Northern Aswan Aswan Upper Asyut Asyut Upper Beheira Damanhur Lower Beni Suef Beni Suef Upper Cairo Cairo Middle Dakahlia Mansura Lower Damietta Damietta Lower Faiyum Faiyum Upper Gharbia Tanta Lower Giza Giza Upper Ismailia Ismailia Canal Kafr el-Sheikh Kafr el-Sheikh Lower Luxor Luxor Upper

Governorate Capital Location Matruh Mersa Matruh Western Minya Minya Upper Monufia Shibin el-Kom Lower New Valley Kharga Western North Sinai Arish Sinai Port Said Port Said Canal Qalyubia Banha Lower Qena Qena Upper Red Sea Hurghada Eastern Sharqia Zagazig Upper Sohag Sohag Upper South Sinai el-Tor Sinai Suez Suez Canal

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