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Official
Name: Arab Republic of Egypt.
Location: Officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, a country in north-eastern Africa bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Israel and the Red Sea to the east, Sudan to the south, and Libya to the west. The principal geographic feature of the country is the Nile River.
Capital: Cairo
Area: Egypt has a maximum length from north to south of about 1085 km (about 675 mi) and a maximum width, near the southern border, of about 1255 km (about 780 mi). It has a total area of 997,739 sq km (385,229 sq mi).
Language: The official language is Arabic, but English is widely spoken in commerce and government.
Currency: The unit of currency is the Egyptian pound. The Egyptian pound is written EŁ, and is divided into 100
piastres.
Egypt Time difference: GMT + 2 ( GMT + 3 in summer) |
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Egypt is probably the world's oldest
civilization having emerged from the
Nile Valley around 3,100 years ago,
historically.
Egypt is probably one of the oldest
vacation spots. Early Greeks, Romans and
others went there just for fun, and to
see the wonders of some of mankind's
earliest triumphs.
But Egypt is much more than Pyramids and
monuments. It is also Red Sea scuba
diving, hot night spots, luxury hotels
and five star restaurants. It is
romantic cruises down the Nile on
festive river boats, a night at the
grand opera and it is a cultural
experience like none you have ever
experienced. Egypt is a land bustling
with life, sound, visual beauty and
excitement.
For thousands of years, it has been the
playground of emperors and kings, and we
hope you will take the time to find out
why.
Egypt, commonly known as “The
Motherland of the World”, “Land of
Civilizations” and “The Greatest
Power in Human History”, is reputed
worldwide for its distinct
7,000-year-old record of civilization
and immense wealth of knowledge.This has
made Egypt a master and pioneer of
science, arts, culture, architecture as
well as almost all fields of human
knowledge.
Through this area there runs the River
Nile starting from the Great Lakes in
the heart of Africa, through northern
Sudan where the Ethiopian tributaries
collecting rain water flows into its
main course.
Egypt has been referred to as the
"Gift of the Nile" due to the
river that has nourished the desert land
and sustained one of the most ancient,
continuous civilizations in the world.
The country has long captured the
world's imagination as the magical land
of the Pharaohs and their awe-inspiring
Pyramids of Giza, the only one of the
Seven Wonders of the Ancient World to
survive.
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You
are now listening to the Egyptian National Anthem
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