Eygpt

Egypt

Arab Republic of Egypt

President: Hosni Mubarak (1981)
Prime Minister: Ahmed Nazif (2004)
Area: 386,660 sq. mi. (1,001,450 sq. km)
Population (2006 est.): 78,887,007
Capital and largest city (2003 est.): Cairo, 11,146,000 (metro. area)
Other large cities: Alexandria 3,891,000;
Monetary unit: Egyptian pound
Language: Arabic
Ethnicity/race: Eastern Hamitic stock (Egyptians, Bedouins, and Berbers) 99%, Greek, Nubian, Armenian, other European (primarily Italian and French) 1%
Religions: Islam, 94%; Christian (mostly Coptic), 6% Source: Infoplease