name: Gumhuriyyat Misr Al-Arabiyyah area: 1,002,450 km2 population: 80,801,170 density: 84/km2 government style: military junta capital: Cairo (17,290,000) main towns: Alexandria, Giza, Port-Said, Suez, Luxor, Damietta, Mansoura main religion: Islam, Christian main languages: Arabic (official), English highest point: Mount Catherine (2,629 m) currency: Egyptian Pound (0.1676 USD) |