Egypt
Position: Northern Africa
Position: Northern Africa
| International name: | Egypt |
| Local name: | Misr |
| AREA ................................................ | 1.001.450 kmq |
| POPULATION .................................. | 76.117.421 in. |
| DENSITY ......................................... | 76,0 in/kmq |
| CAPITAL .......................................... | Il Cairo |
| LANGUAGES .................................... | Arabic (official), English and French widely understood by educated classes |
| RELIGIONS ...................................... | Muslim (mostly Sunni) 90%, Coptic 9%, other Christian 1% |
| CURRENCY ...................................... | Egyptian pound (EGP) |
| GDP per CAPITA ............................. | 4211 $ (2004) |
| HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX .. | 0,492 (109th place) |
| LOWEST POINT ............................... | Qattara Depression -133 m |
| HIGHEST POINT .............................. | Mount Catherine 2629 m |
| INDEPENDENCE ............................... | 28 February 1922 (from UK) |
| INSTITUTIONAL FORM ................... | Republic |
| WEB DOMAIN .................................. | .eg |
| COUNTRY CODE .............................. | +20 |
Northern Africa country
| Il Cairo | 24/11/2024 | 12:57 | ( GMT+2 ) |
Courtesy from CIA World Factbook