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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Egypt:

An enlargeable map of the Arab Republic of Egypt

Egypt (Arabic: مصر Egyptian Arabic pronunciation: [mɑsˤɾ], Arabic: [mɪsˤɾ]) is a sovereign country located in eastern North Africa that includes the Sinai Peninsula, a land bridge to Asia.^[1] Covering an area of about 1,002,450 square kilometers (387,050 sq mi), Egypt borders Libya to the west, Sudan to the south and Palestine to the east. Its northern coast borders the Mediterranean Sea; the eastern coast borders the Red Sea. Egypt is famous for its ancient civilization and some of the world's oldest monuments, including the Giza pyramid complex with the Great Sphinx, the step pyramid at Sakkara, Edfu Temple, Abu Simbel, etc. The southern city of Luxor contains numerous ancient artifacts, such as the Karnak Temple and the Valley of the Kings. Egypt is widely regarded as an important political and cultural nation of the Middle East, as center of the Arab World and MENA. Egypt situated on both North Africa and West Asia, connects the African continent to Eurasia via the Sinai Peninsula. Within Sinai, the Suez Canal connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea. The canal is the most important route between Europe and Asia. Egypt, historically, has been a northern Asian "Gateway to Africa" with many scientific expeditions organized from Cairo.

General reference edit

Pronunciation: /ˈiːdʒɪpt/
Common English country name: Egypt
Official English country name: The Arab Republic of Egypt
Common endonym(s): Misr
Official endonym(s): Ǧumhūriyyat Miṣr al-ʿArabiyyah
Adjectival(s): Egyptian
Demonym(s):
Etymology: Name of Egypt
International rankings of Egypt
ISO country codes: EG, EGY, 818
ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:EG
Internet country code top-level domain: .eg

Geography of Egypt edit

Geography of Egypt

An enlargeable relief map of Egypt

An enlargeable topographic map of Egypt

Egypt is: a country
Location
- Egypt is situated within the following regions:
- Time zone: Egypt Standard Time (UTC+02), Egypt Daylight Time (UTC+03) April–September
- Extreme points of Egypt
  - High: Mount Catherine 2,629 m (8,625 ft)
  - Low: Qattara Depression −133 m (−436 ft)
- Land boundaries: 2,665 km (1,656 mi)

Sudan 1,273 km (791 mi)

Libya 1,115 km (693 mi)

Israel 266 km (165 mi)

Palestine 11 km (7 mi)

Coastline: 2,450 km (1,522 mi)

Population of Egypt: 88,662,800 people (2015 estimate) - 15th most populous country
Area of Egypt: 1,002,450 km² (387,050 sq mi) - 30th largest country
Atlas of Egypt

Environment of Egypt edit

Geographic features of Egypt edit

An enlargeable satellite image of the lower Nile River and Delta.

Deserts of Egypt
- Western Desert
- Eastern Desert
Glaciers in Egypt: none^[2]
Lakes of Egypt
Rivers of Egypt
World Heritages Sites in Egypt
Suez Canal

Governorates of Egypt edit

Governorates of Egypt

Nr.	Name	Area (km²)	Population (2015)	Capital
2	Alexandria	2,300	4,812,186	Alexandria
27	Aswan	62,726	1,431,488	Aswan
22	Asyut	25,926	4,245,215	Asyut
3	Beheira	9,826	5,804,262	Damanhur
19	Beni Suef	10,954	2,856,812	Beni Suef
16	Cairo	3,085	9,278,441	Cairo
5	Dakahlia	3,538	5,949,001	Mansura
6	Damietta	910	1,330,843	Damietta
15	Faiyum	6,068	3,170,150	Faiyum
9	Gharbia	1,942	4,751,865	Tanta
14	Giza	13,184	7,585,115	Giza
13	Ismailia	5,067	1,178,641	Ismailia
4	Kafr el-Sheikh	3,467	3,172,753	Kafr el-Sheikh
26	Luxor	2,410	1,147,058	Luxor
1	Matruh	166,563	447,846	Mersa Matruh
20	Minya	32,279	5,156,702	Minya
10	Monufia	2,499	3,941,293	Shibin el-Kom
21	New Valley	440,098	225,416	Kharga
8	North Sinai	28,992	434,781	Arish
7	Port Said	1,345	666,599	Port Said
11	Qalyubia	1,124	5,105,972	Banha
25	Qena	10,798	3,045,504	Qena
23	Red Sea	119,099	345,775	Hurghada
12	Sharqia	4,911	6,485,412	Zagazig
24	Sohag	11,022	4,603,861	Sohag
18	South Sinai	31,272	167,426	El-Tor
17	Suez	9,002	622,859	Suez

Municipalities of Egypt edit

List of cities in Egypt

Capital of Egypt: Cairo (outline)

Demography of Egypt edit

Demographics of Egypt

Ethnicities edit

Beja
Bedouin

Nationalities edit

Egyptians

Greeks

Armenians

Government and politics of Egypt edit

Politics of Egypt

Branches of the government of Egypt edit

Government of Egypt

Executive branch of the government of Egypt edit

Head of state: is the President of Egypt.
Head of government: is the President of Egypt.
- Cabinet of Egypt

Legislative branch of the government of Egypt edit

Parliament of Egypt – it was dissolved by the army of Egypt on 11 February 2011.
- Upper house: Shura Council
- Lower house: People's Assembly of Egypt

Judicial branch of the government of Egypt edit

Egyptian Judicial System

Foreign relations of Egypt edit

Foreign relations of Egypt

International organization membership edit

The Arab Republic of Egypt is a member of:^[1]

African Development Bank Group (AfDB)
African Union (AU)
Malvern College Egypt (MCE)
Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (ABEDA)
Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (AFESD)
Arab Monetary Fund (AMF)
Black Sea Economic Cooperation Zone (BSEC) (observer)
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)
Council of Arab Economic Unity (CAEU)
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Group of 15 (G15)
Group of 24 (G24)
Group of 77 (G77)
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
International Criminal Court (ICCt) (signatory)
International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
International Development Association (IDA)
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
International Hydrographic Organization (IHO)
International Labour Organization (ILO)
International Maritime Organization (IMO)
International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO)
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
International Olympic Committee (IOC)
International Organization for Migration (IOM)
International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)
International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO)

Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
Islamic Development Bank (IDB)
League of Arab States (LAS)
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
Nonaligned Movement (NAM)
Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF)
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) (partner)
Organization of American States (OAS) (observer)
Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC)
Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)
United Nations (UN)
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO)
United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL)
United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad (MINURCAT)
United Nations Mission in the Sudan (UNMIS)
United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG)
United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC)
United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)
Universal Postal Union (UPU)
World Customs Organization (WCO)
World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
World Health Organization (WHO)
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
World Trade Organization (WTO)

Egypt is 1 of only 7 U.N. members which is not a member of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.

Law and order in Egypt edit

Law of Egypt

Media of Egypt edit

Media of Egypt

Military of Egypt edit

Military of Egypt

Command
- Commander-in-chief:
  - Ministry of Defence of Egypt
Forces
Military history of Egypt
Military ranks of Egypt

History of Egypt edit

History of Egypt

History of Egypt, by period edit

History of Ancient Egypt: 3100 BC to 639 AD
- Ancient Egypt
  - List of ancient Egypt topics
- Early Dynastic Period of Egypt
  - First Dynasty of Egypt c. 3150–2890
  - Second Dynasty of Egypt: 2890–2686
- Old Kingdom of Egypt
  - Third Dynasty of Egypt: 2686–2613
  - Fourth Dynasty of Egypt: 2613–2498
  - Fifth Dynasty of Egypt: 2498–2345
  - Sixth Dynasty of Egypt: 2345–2181
- First Intermediate Period of Egypt
  - Seventh Dynasty of Egypt: 2181, usually considered spurious
  - Eighth Dynasty of Egypt: 2181–2160
  - Ninth Dynasty of Egypt: 2160–2130
  - Tenth Dynasty of Egypt: 2130–2040
  - Early Eleventh Dynasty of Egypt: 2134–2061
- Middle Kingdom of Egypt
  - Late Eleventh Dynasty of Egypt: 2061–1991
  - Twelfth Dynasty of Egypt: 1991–1803
  - Thirteenth Dynasty of Egypt: 1803–1649
  - Fourteenth Dynasty of Egypt: 1705–1690
- Second Intermediate Period of Egypt
  - Fifteenth Dynasty of Egypt: 1674–1535
  - Sixteenth Dynasty of Egypt: 1660–1600
  - Abydos Dynasty | | 1650–1600
  - Seventeenth Dynasty of Egypt: 1580–1549
- New Kingdom of Egypt
  - Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt: 1549–1292
  - Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt: 1292–1189
  - Twentieth Dynasty of Egypt: 1189–1077
- Third Intermediate Period of Egypt
  - Twenty-first Dynasty of Egypt: 1069–945
  - Twenty-second Dynasty of Egypt: 945–720
  - Twenty-third Dynasty of Egypt: 837–728
  - Twenty-fourth Dynasty of Egypt: 732–720
  - Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt: 732–653
- Late Period of ancient Egypt
  - Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt: 672–525
  - History of Achaemenid Egypt: 525 BC to 332 BC
    - Twenty-seventh Dynasty of Egypt: 525–404
    - Twenty-eighth Dynasty of Egypt: 404–398
    - Twenty-ninth Dynasty of Egypt: 398–380
    - Thirtieth Dynasty of Egypt: 380–343
    - Thirty-first Dynasty of Egypt: 343–332
- History of Ptolemaic Egypt: 332 BC to 30 BC
  - Argead Dynasty | 332–305
  - Ptolemaic Kingdom | 305–30
- History of Roman Egypt: 30 BC to 639 AD
  - Diocese of Egypt c. 381 to 539
Sasanian Egypt: 619 to 629
History of Arab Egypt: 639 to 1517
- Muslim conquest of Egypt
- Saladin in Egypt 1163 to 1174
History of Ottoman Egypt: 1517 to 1805
History of Egypt under the Muhammad Ali dynasty: 1805 to 1882
- Muhammad Ali's seizure of power
History of modern Egypt: since 1882
- History of Egypt under the British: 1882 to 1956
  - 1919 Egyptian revolution
    - Unilateral Declaration of Egyptian Independence
  - Egypt during World War II
  - History of republican Egypt 1952 to present
    - History of Egypt under Gamal Abdel Nasser 1952-1970
      - 1952 Egyptian revolution
      - Republic of Egypt (1953–58)
    - History of Egypt under Anwar Sadat 1970 to 1981
    - History of Egypt under Hosni Mubarak 1981-2011
    - Egyptian crisis (2011–14)
      - 2011 Egyptian revolution (also called "25th of January revolution")
      - June 2013 Egyptian protests
      - 2013 Egyptian coup d'état
      - Post-coup unrest in Egypt (2013–2014)

History of Egypt, by region edit

History of Egypt, by subject edit

Culture of Egypt edit

Economy and infrastructure of Egypt edit

Economy of Egypt

Education in Egypt edit

Education in Egypt

References edit

^ ^a ^b "Egypt". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 3, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
^ The only glaciers in Africa are on Mt Kenya (in Kenya), on Kilimanjaro (in Tanzania), and in the Ruwenzori Mountains (which are located in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo). See Proceedings of the Riederalp Workshop, September 1978; Actes de l'Atelier de Riederalp, septembre 1978): IAHS-AISH Publ. no. 126, 1980.

External links edit

Wikimedia Atlas of Egypt

Eternal Egypt
Leonard William King, History of Egypt, Chaldæa, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria in the Light of Recent Discovery, Project Gutenberg.
Gaston Camille Charles Maspero, History of Egypt, Chaldæa, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, in 12 volumes, Project Gutenberg.
Rural poverty in Egypt (IFAD)
Ancient Egyptian Civilization - Aldokkan
Encyclopædia Britannica's Egypt Country Page
Egyptian Government Services Portal
Egypt State Information Services
Egypt Information Portal - available in Arabic and English
BBC News Country Profile - Egypt
CIA World Factbook - Egypt
Amnesty International's 2005 Report on Egypt.
US State Department - Egypt includes Background Notes, Country Study and major reports
Business Anti-Corruption Portal Egypt Country Profile
Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports regarding Egypt
Outline of Egypt at Curlie
Egypt travel guide from Wikivoyage
Egypt Maps - Perry–Castañeda Map Collection
Egyptian History (urdu)
By Nile and Tigris, a narrative of journeys in Egypt and Mesopotamia on behalf of the British museum between the years 1886 and 1913, by Sir E. A. Wallis Budge, 1920 (a searchable facsimile at the University of Georgia Libraries; DjVu & layered PDF format)
Egypt Online Directory
The Egyptian Organization for Human Rights
PortSaid Free-zone forums