Country
Countries A-Z
Egypt
Arab Republic of Egypt
Jumhuriyat Misr al-Arabiyah
Political Status: Nominally independent in 1922; republic established in 1953; joined with Syria as the United Arab Republic in 1958 and retained the name after Syria withdrew in 1961; present name adopted September 2, 1971; under limited multiparty system formally adopted by constitutional amendment approved in referendum of May 22, 1980; provision for direct, multicandidate presidential election formally adopted by constitutional amendment approved in referendum of May 25, 2005.
Area: 386,659 sq. mi. (1,001,449 sq. km).
Population: 93,384,000 (2016E—UN); 94,666,993 (2016E—U.S. Census).
Major Urban Centers (2016E): AL-QAHIRA (Cairo, 7,734,614), al-Giza (3,628,062), al-Iskandariyah (Alexandria, 3,811,516), Es-Suweis (Suez, 488,125), Bur Said (Port Said, 538,378).
Official Language: Arabic.
Monetary Unit: Egyptian Pound (market rate October 1, 2016: 8.88 pounds = $1US).
President: Abdel Fattah EL-SISI, elected May 27, 2014, ...