The Flag of Egypt

The Coat of arms of Egypt

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

Egypt, officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a country predominantly in Africa, with a land bridge into Asia via the Sinai Peninsula. It is a transcontinental country. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Israel and the Gaza Strip to the northeast, the Red Sea to the east, Sudan to the south, and Libya to the west. It is the 13th most populous country in the world, with a population of 119 million.

General reference

• 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

Geography of Egypt

• Egypt is: a country
• Location
  • Egypt is situated within the following regions:
    • Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
    • Africa
      • North Africa
      • Sahara Desert
    • Eurasia
      • Asia
        • Southwest Asia
    • Middle East
  • 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) - 14th most populous country
• Area of Egypt: 1,002,450 km² (387,050 sq mi) - 30th largest country
• Atlas of Egypt

Environment of Egypt

• Climate of Egypt
• Environmental issues in Egypt
• Ecoregions of Egypt
• Renewable energy in Egypt
• Geology of Egypt
• Wildlife of Egypt
  • Fauna of Egypt
    • Birds of Egypt
    • Mammals of Egypt
• Center for Documentation of Cultural and Natural Heritage

Geographic features of Egypt

• Deserts of Egypt
  • Western Desert
  • Eastern Desert
• Glaciers in Egypt: none^[1]
• Lakes of Egypt
• Rivers of Egypt
• World Heritages Sites in Egypt
• Suez Canal

Regions of Egypt

Main article: Geography of Egypt § Natural regions

• Nile Valley and Delta
• Western Desert (also known as the Libyan Desert)
• Eastern Desert (also known as the Arabian Desert)
• Sinai Peninsula

Ecoregions of Egypt

List of ecoregions in Egypt

Administrative divisions of Egypt

Subdivisions of Egypt

• Governorates of Egypt (27)
  • Towns and villages in Egypt (166)
    • Municipalities of Egypt
      • Districts of Egypt

Governorates of Egypt

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

List of cities in Egypt

• Capital of Egypt: Cairo (outline)

Government and politics of Egypt

Politics of Egypt

• Form of government: Semi-presidential republic
• Capital of Egypt: Cairo
• Elections in Egypt
• Political parties in Egypt
• 2011 Egyptian revolution

History of Egypt

History of Egypt

Culture of Egypt

Culture of Egypt

• Egyptians
• Architecture of Egypt
  • Ancient Egyptian architecture
  • Mamluk architecture
  • Neo-Mamluk architecture
  • Ottoman architecture in Egypt
  • Modern Egyptian architecture
• Cuisine of Egypt
• Languages of Egypt
  • Egyptian language
  • Coptic language
  • Egyptian Arabic
• Mass media in Egypt
• National symbols of Egypt
  • Coat of arms of Egypt
  • Flag of Egypt
  • National anthem of Egypt
• Prostitution in Egypt
• Public holidays in Egypt
• Religion in Egypt
  • Islam in Egypt
  • Christianity in Egypt
  • Judaism in Egypt
  • Hinduism in Egypt
• World Heritage Sites in Egypt

Economy and infrastructure of Egypt

Economy of Egypt

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 52nd (fifty-second)
• Agriculture in Egypt
• Telecommunications in Egypt
  • Internet in Egypt
• Companies of Egypt
• Currency of Egypt: Pound
  • ISO 4217: EGP
• Energy in Egypt
• Health in Egypt
• Mining industry of Egypt
• National Bank of Egypt
• Tourism in Egypt
• Transport in Egypt
  • Airports in Egypt
  • Egyptian National Railways
• Water supply and sanitation in Egypt

Education in Egypt

Education in Egypt

See also

Egypt

• All pages with titles beginning with Egypt
• All pages with titles containing Egypt
• All pages with titles beginning with Egyptian
• All pages with titles containing Egyptian
• List of ancient Egypt topics
• List of international rankings
• Member state of the United Nations
• Outline of Africa
• Outline of Palestine
• Outline of Israel
• Outline of Libya
• Outline of Sudan
• Outline of geography

References

External links

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 Archived 2008-05-11 at the Wayback Machine
• 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 Archived 2009-02-15 at the Wayback Machine
• 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 Archived 2007-01-26 at the Wayback Machine
• PortSaid Free-zone forums