Egypt
Egypt (Arabic: مصر Miṣr [mesˁr], Egyptian Arabic pronunciation be: [mɑsˤr]), alias de Arab Republic of Egypt, be country wey dey link northeast corner den southwest corner of Asia via sam land bridge wey Sinai Peninsula form am. Edey share border Mediterranean Sea go de north, de Gaza Strip of Palestine den Israel go de northeast, de Red Sea go de east, Sudan go de south, den Libya go de west. De Gulf of Aqaba insyd de northeast dey separate Egypt from Jordan den Saudi Arabia. Cairo be de capital den largest city of Egypt, while Alexandria, de second-largest city, be important industrial den tourist hub for de Mediterranean coast.[1] For approximately 100 million inhabitants, Egypt be de 14th-most populated country insyd de world, den de third-most populated insyd Africa.
| Part of | North Africa, Middle East, West Asia  |
|---|---|
| Year dem found am | 28 February 1922 |
| Name in native language | جمهوریّة مصر العربیّة |
| Official name | جُمهورِيّةُ مِصرَ العَرَبيّةِ |
| Short name | 🇪🇬 |
| Ethnic group | Egyptians |
| Participant insyd | War of Attrition, Yom Kippur War, World War II |
| Dem name after | Ptah, Mizraim |
| Official language | Arabic |
| Anthem | Bilady, Bilady, Bilady |
| Culture | culture of Egypt |
| Motto text | مصر أمّ الدنيا |
| Continent | Africa |
| Country | Egypt |
| Capital | Cairo |
| Located in time zone | UTC+02:00, UTC+03:00 |
| Located in or next to body of water | Mediterranean Sea, Nile, Red Sea |
| Coordinate location | 27°0′0″N 29°0′0″E |
| Coordinates of easternmost point | 22°3′16″N 36°53′40″E |
| Coordinates of northernmost point | 31°37′48″N 25°54′0″E |
| Coordinates of southernmost point | 21°43′33″N 33°33′22″E |
| Coordinates of westernmost point | 30°9′17″N 24°42′3″E |
| Highest point | Mount Catherine |
| Lowest point | Qattara Depression |
| Government ein basic form | republic |
| Office held by head of state | President of Egypt |
| State ein head | Abdel Fattah el-Sisi |
| Office head of government hold | Prime Minister of Egypt |
| Government ein head | Mostafa Madbouly |
| Has cabinet | Cabinet of Egypt |
| Executive body | Cabinet of Egypt |
| Legislative body | Parliament of Egypt |
| Highest judicial authority | Supreme Constitutional Court of Egypt |
| Central bank | Central Bank of Egypt |
| Currency | Libyan pound |
| Driving side | right |
| Electrical plug type | Europlug, Schuko |
| Dey replace | Kingdom of Egypt, All-Palestine Government |
| Described at URL | http://68k.news/index.php?section=nation&loc=EG&lang=AR |
| Hashtag | Egypt |
| Top-level Internet domain | .eg, .مصر |
| Flag | Flag of Egypt |
| Coat of arms | coat of arms of Egypt |
| Geography of topic | geography of Egypt |
| Get characteristic | not-free country |
| History of topic | history of Egypt |
| Railway traffic side | left |
| Open data portal | Egyptian Open Data initiative |
| Economy of topic | economy of Egypt |
| Demographics of topic | demographics of Egypt |
| Madhhab | Malikism |
| OpenStreetMap zoom level | 4 |
| Mobile country code | 602 |
| Country calling code | +20 |
| Trunk prefix | 0 |
| Emergency phone number | 122, 123, 180 |
| GS1 country code | 622 |
| Licence plate code | ET |
| Maritime identification digits | 622 |
| Unicode character | 🇪🇬 |
| Category for maps or plans | Category:Maps of Egypt |
Dem dey consider Egypt make e be regional power for North Africa, de Middle East den de Muslim world insyd, den middle power worldwide.[2] Ebe country wey dey develop wey get diversified economy, wey be de largest insyd Africa, de 38th-largest economy by nominal GDP den 127th by nominal GDP per capita.[3] Egypt be founding member of de United Nations, de Non-Aligned Movement, de Arab League, de African Union, Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, World Youth Forum, den member of BRICS.
Government
Administrative divisions
Dem divide Egypt into 27 governorates. Dem further divide governorates go regions. De regions dey contain towns den villages. Each governorate get capital, sometimes wey dey carry de same name as de governorate.
Demographics
Largest cities
| Largest cities anaa towns insyd Egypt
2023 estimate | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Name | Governorate | Pop. | Rank | Name | Governorate | Pop. | ||
| 1 | Cairo | Cairo | 9,801,536 | 11 | Faiyum | Faiyum | 531,861 | ||
| 2 | Alexandria | Alexandria | 5,362,517 | 12 | Khusus | Qalyubia | 502,864 | ||
| 3 | Giza | Giza | 4,458,135 | 13 | Zagazig | Sharqia | 460,501 | ||
| 4 | Shubra El Kheima | Qalyubia | 1,275,700 | 14 | Ismailia | Ismailia | 450,388 | ||
| 5 | Port Said | Port Said | 791,749 | 15 | Aswan | Aswan | 401,890 | ||
| 6 | Suez | Suez | 716,458 | 16 | 6th of October | Giza | 376,302 | ||
| 7 | Mansoura | Dakahlia | 632,330 | 17 | Damanhur | Beheira | 329,572 | ||
| 8 | El Mahalla El Kubra | Gharbia | 614,202 | 18 | New Cairo | Cairo | 319,488 | ||
| 9 | Tanta | Gharbia | 597,694 | 19 | Damietta | Damietta | 312,863 | ||
| 10 | Asyut | Asyut | 562,061 | 20 | Minya | Minya | 298,021 | ||
References
- ↑ Map, Egypt's Projects. "محافظة الأسكندرية". www.egy-map.com.
- ↑ "Lessons from/for BRICSAM about south–north Relations at the Start of the 21st Century: Economic Size Trumps All Else?". International Studies Review. 9.
- ↑ "Arab Republic of Egypt and the IMF". IMF. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
External links
Egypt for Wikipedia ein sisto projects top
- Definitions from Wiktionary
- Media from Commons
- News from Wikinews
- Quotations from Wikiquote
- Texts from Wikisource
- Textbooks from Wikibooks
- Resources from Wikiversity
- Travel information from Wikivoyage
Government
- Egypt Information Portal (Arabic, English)
- Egypt Information and Decision Support Center (Arabic, English)
- Egypt State Information Services (Arabic, English, French)
- Egyptian Tourist Authority
General
- Country Profile from de BBC News
- Egypt. The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency.
- Egypt profile from Africa.com
- Egypt web resources wey GovPubs provide for de University of Colorado Boulder Libraries
- Egypt news Archived 28 November 2018 at de Wayback Machine
- Egypt profiles of people den institutions de Arab Decision project provide
- Egypt at Curlie
- Wikimedia Atlas of Egypt
- Geographic data wey dey relate to Egypt at OpenStreetMap
- Egypt Maps – Perry–Castañeda Library Map Collection, University of Texas at Austin
Trade