Egypt Map

CAPITAL: Cairo

SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT: Multiparty Republic

AREA: 1,001,449 Square Kilometers (386,559 Square Miles)

ESTIMATED POPULATION: 63,000,000

LOCATION & GEOGRAPHY: Egypt is located in the northeastern corner of Africa. Libya is to west, Sudan to the south, the Red Sea to the east, the Mediterranean Sea to the north and Israel to the northeast. The Nile River is the mainstay of Egypt it is also the longest river in Africa.

PEOPLE: The main population are Egyptians. Other people that make up the population of Egypt are Bedouins, Nubians, and Maltese.

LANGUAGES: The official language is Arabic, which is spoken by the majority of the population.