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 | |  | | About Egypt: |
 | Location: Africa
Status: UN Country
Capital City: Cairo (Al Qahirah)
Main Cities: Alexandria, Ismailia, Port Said, Asyût, Giza
Population: 57,285,000
Area: 1,001,450 km2
Currency: 1 Egyptian pound = 100 piastres
Languages: Arabic
Religions: Sunni Muslim, Orthodox (Coptic) Christia |
| More about Egypt: a republic in NE Africa, on the Mediterranean and Red Sea: its history dates back about 5000 years. Occupied by the British from 1882, it became an independent kingdom in 1922 and a republic in 1953. Over 96 per cent of the total area is desert, with the chief areas of habitation and cultivation in the Nile delta and valley. Cotton is the main export. Official language: Arabic. Official religion: Muslim; Sunni majority. Currency: pound. Capital: Cairo. Pop.: 73 389 000 (2004 est.). Area: 997 739 sq. km (385 229 sq. miles) Official name: Arab Republic of Egypt Former official name (1958-71): United Arab Republic |
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