Egyp
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Motto: nane | |||||
Offeecial leid | Arabic | ||||
Caipital (an lairgest ceety) |
Cairo | ||||
Ethnic groups | 99% Egyptians, 0.9% Nubians, 0.1% Greeks |
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Demonym | Egyptian | ||||
Govrenment - Preses - Prime Meenister |
Semi-presidential republic Mohamed Hussein Tantawi Ahmed Shafik |
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Aurie - Tot - % watter |
1,002,450 km² (387,048 mi) 0.632% |
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Population - Apr. 2011 - census - Density |
80,085,862 76.3/km² 197.5/sq mi |
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Foondin | Unthirldom frae the Unitit Kinrick 22 Februar 1922 |
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Siller | Egyptian poond (EGP) | ||||
Time zone | EET UTC + 2, Simmer: UTC + 3 | ||||
Naitional anthem | Bilady, Bilady, Bilady | ||||
Internet TLD | .eg, مصر. | ||||
Cawin code | +20 |
Egypt, kent offeecially as the Arab Republic o Egyp an aw, is a Kintra in north Africae that includes the Sinai Hauf-Island, a laund brig tae Asie. Kiverin an aurie o aboot 1001450 sqkm, Egypt haes laund mairchs wi Libie tae the wast, Sudan tae the sooth an the Gaza Strip an Israel tae the east. The northren coast mairchs the Mediterranean Sea; the eastren coast mairchs the Reid Sea.
Admeenistrative diveesions[eedit | eedit soorce]
Egyp is dividit intae 27 govrenorates. The govrenorates are further dividit intae regions. The regions contain touns an veelages. Each govrenorate haes a capital, sometimes carryin the same name as the govrenorate.
In Aprile 2008, Cairo an Giza wur subdividit intae 4 govrenorates, namely the governorates of Cairo, Giza, 6 October an Helwan. As o Aprile 2011, 6 October an Helwan govrenorates were again incorporated into Giza an Cairo respectively. In 2009, the ceety o Luxor wis declared an independent govrenorate.
The Upper govrenorates are locatit sooth o Cairo, while the Lawer govrenorates are locatit in the Delta o the Nile, north o Cairo.
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Freemit airtins[eedit | eedit soorce]
- Govrenment
- Egyp's Govrenment Services Portal (Arabic, Inglis)
- Egyp Information Portal (Arabic, Inglis)
- Egyp Information and Decision Support Center (Arabic, Inglis)
- Egyp State Information Services (Arabic, Inglis, French)
- Chief o State an Cabinet Members
- Egyptian Tourist Authority
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