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Egypt
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Location: Egypt is a country in northeastern Africa (it is also considered to be part of the Middle East). Egypt is bordered by Libya, Sudan, Israel, and the Gaza Strip. Bordering bodies of water are the Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea.

Map of Egypt


Capital: Cairo is the capital of Egypt.

Size: Egypt covers about 1,001,450 square kilometers.

Population: The population of Egypt is about 80,335,036 (as of July, 2007). Egypt has the fifteenth largest population of any country in the world.

Egypt is divided into 26 governorates.

Official Language:Arabic

Egypt flagFlag: Egypt's flag is a red, white and black tricolor with horizontal stripes; a yellow Eagle of Saladin is in the center. The flag has a ratio of 2:3. Egypt's flag was adopted on October 4, 1984.

Climate: Egypt is mostly a hot, sandy desert. Most of the population lives along the fertile Nile Valley and the Nile Delta.

Major Rivers and Waterways: The major rivers and waterways in Egypt are the Nile River, Lake Nasser, the Alexandria-Cairo Waterway, and the Suez Canal (a 193.5 km long man-made waterway which connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea, allowing a quick water route between Europe and Asia; it opened in 1869).

Highest Point: The highest point in Egypt is Mount Catherine (2,629 m tall), located in the Sinai Peninsula (in northeastern Egypt).

Lowest Point: The lowest point in Egypt is the Qattara Depression (133 m below sea level), located in northwestern Egypt.


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