- National name Jumhuriyyat Misr al-'Arabiyya/Arab Republic of Egypt
- Area 1,001,450 sq km/386,659 sq mi
- Capital Cairo
- Currency Egyptian pound
- Population 74,878,000 (2005 est)
- Language Arabic (official), Coptic (derived from ancient Egyptian), English, French
- Religion Sunni Muslim 90%, Coptic Christian and other Christian 6%
- Time difference GMT +2
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