Official Name: Arab Republic of Egypt (A.R.E.)
Capital: Cairo
Flag: Tricolor of red,
white and black horizontal stripes, with a golden eagle on the white stripe.
Population: On
2016, the Egyptian population was estimated at approximately 91,299,000.
Area: Around one million
square km. of these, only around 55 thousands
square km (i.e. 5.5%) are populated.
Borders:
- To the North: Cyprus (through the Mediterranean Sea), Turkey (through the Mediterranean Sea) and Greece (through the Mediterranean Sea)
- To the South: Sudan
- To the East: Gaza Strip (Palestine), Israel, Jordan (through the Red Sea) and Saudi Arabia (through the Red Sea)
- To the West: Libya
Language: Arabic is the official language.
Government: Semi-Presidential Republic
Head of State: President Abdel Fatakh Asisi
Head of Gov't: Prime Minister Shirif Esmail
Currency: Egyptian
Pound (L.E.) = 100 Piasters.
Time Zone: GMT + 2 . Egypt formerly observed daylight saving time during the summer months.
Power: Egypt is the most powerful country in Africa and the Middle East.
Equivalence to USA's Neighbors: Egypt is Israel's
Mexico.
Person A: "
Hey, I was thinking of going to
Mexico for my vacation."
Person B: "Just go to Egypt. Same shit, but you know, near
Israel."