Egypt Facts & Information

Location	Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Libya and the Gaza Strip, and the Red Sea north of Sudan, and includes the Asian Sinai Peninsula
Climate	Desert; hot, dry summers with moderate winters
Terrain	Vast desert plateau interrupted by Nile valley and delta
Population	77,505,756
Nationality	Egyptian
Ethnic groups	Eastern Hamitic stock 99%, Greek, Nubian, Armenian, other European 1%
Religions	Muslim (mostly Sunni) 94%, Coptic Christian and other 6%
Languages	Arabic (official), English and French
Government Type	Republic
Capital	Cairo
Currency	Egyptian pound (EGP)
Description of Flag	Three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and black; the national emblem centered in the white band; design is based on the Arab Liberation flag and similar to the flag of Syria, which has two green stars, Iraq, which has three green stars in a horizontal line centered in the white band, and Yemen, which has a plain white band
Egypt Flag

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