- Official Name: Arab Republic of Egypt
- Climate: Desert; hot, dry summers and moderate winters.
- Capital--Cairo (metro pop. estimated at 19,439,541). Other cities--Alexandria (4.1 million), Asyut, Aswan, Suez, Port Said, Ismailia.
- Population (Sep 2010 est.): 79,089,650.
- Alexandria was founded around a small pharaonic town c. 331 BC by Alexander the Great.
- Agriculture Produce: wheat, cotton, beans, rice, corn, fruits, vegetables; water buffalo, cattle, sheep and goats.
- Major religions: Muslim 90 percent, Coptic Christian 9 percent, other Christian 1 percent.
- Egypt is the most populous country in the Arab world.
- Egyptians were among the very first people to invent writing, along with ink and paper.
- Egypt is famous for its ancient civilization and some of the world's most famous monuments, including the Giza pyramid complex and its Great Sphinx.
- The 365 days calendar and the 24-Hour division of the day are Egyptian inventions.
- Ancient egyptians invented the art of painting on plaster.
- Language: Arabic.
- Area: 390,000 sq miles (1,010,000 square km)
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