Egypt

Egypt (pronounced /ˈiːdʒɪpt/ ( listen); Arabic: مصر‎ Miṣr, pronounced [misˤɾ]  ( listen); Egyptian Arabic: Maṣr [ˈmɑsˤɾ]; Coptic: Ⲭⲏⲙⲓ, kīmi; Egyptian: Kemet), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Thereby, Egypt is a transcontinental country, and is considered to be a major power in North Africa, Mediterranean Region, African continent, Nile B... more

Area:

  • 1,002,450 km² (387048.1 mi² )

Population:

  • 76,030,000 (Mar 17, 2009)

Location

Capital

Cairo

Cairo (Arabic: القاهرة‎ al-Qāhira) is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in North Africa and the Arab World. Nicknamed "The City of a Thousand Minarets" for its preponderance of Islamic architecture, Cairo has long been a center of the region's political and cultural life. Even before Cairo...

Population

number date
  • 80,335,036
  • Jul 2007
  • 76,030,000
  • Mar 17, 2009

Languages spoken:

Currency Used:

National anthem:

Anthem Official anthem since
  • 1979

Internet TLD:

ISO Alpha 3:

  • EGY

ISO Numeric:

  • 818

ISO Alpha Code:

  • EG

ISO Short Name:

  • EGYPT

FIPS Code:

  • EG

Calling Code:

  • 20

GDP (nominal):

Currency Amount Valid Date
  • 158,300,000,000
  • 2008

GDP (nominal per capita):

Currency Amount Valid Date
  • 5,500
  • 2008

Places exported to:

Exported to Date
  • 2006

Geolocation:

Latitude Longitude
  • 28.80132
  • 31.1711

USBG name:

  • EGYPT

Adjectival form:

  • Egyptian
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Olympic participating country

IOC Code:

  • EGY
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USBG name:

  • EGYPT

Force Deployments:

Military Conflict Combatant Force Size Maximum Force Size Resource
  • 2,504
  • 240,000
  • 957
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Currency Used:

Geolocation:

Latitude Longitude
  • 28.80132
  • 31.1711

Casualties:

Military Conflict Combatant Type Of Casualties Estimate
  • 45,000
  • 21,000
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Places exported to:

Exported to Date
  • 2006

Internet TLD:

IOC Code:

  • EGY

GDP (nominal per capita):

Currency Amount Valid Date
  • 5,500
  • 2008

FIPS Code:

  • EG

Adjectival form:

  • Egyptian

Calling Code:

  • 20

GDP (nominal):

Currency Amount Valid Date
  • 158,300,000,000
  • 2008

ISO Alpha Code:

  • EG

National anthem:

Anthem Official anthem since
  • 1979

Languages spoken:

ISO Alpha 3:

  • EGY

ISO Short Name:

  • EGYPT

Belongs To Combatant Group:

ISO Numeric:

  • 818

Governing officials:

Officeholder Office, position, or title From
  • 1981
  • Jul 14, 2004
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