Arab Republic of Egypt | |
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Anthem: "Bilady, Bilady, Bilady" "بلادي، بلادي، بلادي" (English: "My country, my country, my country") | |
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| Capital and largest city | Cairo 30°2′N 31°13′E / 30.033°N 31.217°E |
| Official languages | Arabic |
| National language | Egyptian Arabic[a] |
| Religion | See Religion in Egypt |
| Demonym(s) | Egyptian |
| Government | Unitary semi-presidential republic |
| Abdel Fattah el-Sisi | |
| Moustafa Madbouly | |
| Ali Abdel Aal | |
| Legislature | House of Representatives |
| Establishment | |
| c. 3150 BC | |
• Muhammad Ali dynasty inaugurated | 9 July 1805[3] |
| 28 February 1922 | |
| 23 July 1952 | |
• Republic declared | 18 June 1953 |
| 18 January 2014 | |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,010,408[4] km2 (390,121 sq mi) (29th) |
• Water (%) | 0.632 |
| Population | |
• 2020 estimate |  100,075,480 [5][6] (13th) |
• 2017 census | 94,798,827[7] |
• Density | 100/km2 (259.0/sq mi) (83rd) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2019 estimate |
• Total | $1.391 trillion[8] (19th) |
• Per capita | $14,023[8] (94th) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2019 estimate |
• Total | $302.256 billion[8] (40th) |
• Per capita | $3,047[8] (126th) |
| Gini (2015) |  31.8[9]medium · 51st |
| HDI (2019) | 0.707[10] high · 116th |
| Currency | Egyptian pound (E£) (EGP) |
| Time zone | UTC+2[c] (EET) |
| Driving side | right |
| Calling code | +20 |
| ISO 3166 code | EG |
| Internet TLD | |
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Egypt
Egypt, officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia by a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. Egypt is a Mediterranean country bordered by the Gaza Strip (Palestine) and Israel to the northeast, the Gulf of Aqaba and the Red Sea to the east, Sudan to the south, and Libya to the west. Across the Gulf of Aqaba lies Jordan, across the Red Sea lies Saudi Arabia, and across the Mediterranean lie Greece, Turkey and Cyprus, although none share a land border with Egypt.