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| Sinai peninsula
from outer space |
Facts &
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Key data |
| Arab
Republic of
Egypt |
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| Capital |
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Cairo
30°2′N 31°13′E |
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| Largest
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Cairo |
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Government
-President
-Prime Minister
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Republic
Hosni Mubarak
Ahmed Nazif |
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Establishment
-First Dynasty
-Independence Granted
-Republic
Declared
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c. 3200 BC
February 28,
1922
June 18, 1953
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Area
-Total
-Water (%) |
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1,001,450 km²
(30th)
386,560 sq mi
0.6 |
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Population
-2006 est.
-1996 census
-Density |
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76,000,000
(16th)
59,312,914
77/km²
(120th)199/sq mi
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GDP (PPP)
-Total
-Per capita |
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2004
estimate
$339,200,000,000
(32nd)
$4,072 (112th) |
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| HDI
(2003) |
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0.659
(119th) – medium |
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| Currency
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Egyptian
pound (LE) (EGP) |
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Time zone
-Summer |
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EET (UTC+2)
(DST) EEST
(UTC+3) |
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| Internet
TLD |
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.eg |
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| Calling
code |
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+20 |
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