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Egypt is located in the northwestern corner of the African continent, sharing its western border with Libya, its southern border with Sudan, and its eastern border with Israel. The capital city is Cairo.
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  • Population: 77,505,756
  • Land Area: 995,450 sq km
  • Capital City: Cairo
  • Languages: Arabic(official),  English,  French
  • Religions: Coptic Christian, 94% Muslim (mostly Sunni), 6% other
  • Government: republic
  • Date of independence: 2/28/1922
  • GDP: $316.3 billion (2004 est.)

These data are from the World Factbook


  • Visit the Egypt country page of MSU's globalEDGE.


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