  Egypt
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| In the 5th century BC Herodotus wrote of Egypt that nowhere are there so many marvellous things...nor in the world besides are to be seen so many things of unspeakable greatness - and not too much has changed. The Sphinx, the Nile, ancient Luxor, the pyra |
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| Capital: Cairo |
| Official languages: Arabic |
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| Government:Semi-presidential republic |
| President:Hosni Mubarak |
| Vice President:Ahmed Nazif |
| Independence:February 28, 1922, United Kingdom |
| Population:80,335,036 |
| Currency:Egyptian pound (EGP) |
| Description:In the 5th century BC Herodotus wrote of Egypt that nowhere are there so many marvellous things...nor in the world besides are to be seen so many things of unspeakable greatness - and not too much has changed. The Sphinx, the Nile, ancient Luxor, the pyra |
| Location:Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Libya and the Gaza Strip, and the Red Sea |
| Area:1 001 450 sq_km |
| Natural Resource petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, phosphates, manganese, limestone, gypsum, talc, asbestos, lead, zinc |
| Internet Code:.eg |
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