Name: Egypt is known officially as Arab Republic of Egypt; (Gumhūrīyat Miṣr al-Arabīyah) but the common name in Arabic is only: Miṣr.
Geographical Position: Situated in 2 continents; Africa 95% of Territory and Asia 5% at the same time.
Number of Governorates: 29. Each governorate is ruled by a local governor.
Rivers: At present, Nile River (in Egypt is 1446 km. in length), but in general the Nile is 6695 kilometers in length.
Seas: 2 Seas: The Mediterranean in the north, and the Red Sea in East at the same time.
Lakes: 7 great lakes which extend on a surface area of around 5790 square km.
| Form of government | Semi-Presidential System |
| Head of state | President: Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi |
| Head of government | Prime Minister: Sherif Ismail |
| Capital | Cairo |
| Total area (sq. km) | 1,001, 450 sq. km |
| Population | 96,730,000 (2017 est.) |
| Official language | Arabic |
| Official religion | Islam (90 %) |
| Other religion | Christian Coptic (10 %) |
| Monetary unit | Egyptian Pound (LE) |
| Border countries | Libya 1,115 km, Sudan 1, 273 km and Palestine and Israel 266 km |
| Coastline: | 2450 km |
| Lowest Point | Qattara Depression 133 m, the lowest point in Africa. |
| Highest point: | Mount Catherine 2629 m |
| Natural resources: | Petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, phosphates, manganese, limestone, gypsum, talc, asbestos, lead and zinc. |
| Important cities and places | Cairo (the capital), Giza, Alexandria, Luxor, Aswan, Mansoura, Suez Canal, Port Said, Ismaeleya Suez, Sharm El Sheikh, Hurghada and Marsa Matrouh. |
| GNI per capita (U.S.$) ) | 11.840 (2019 est.) |
| Number of Tourists | 11.3 million (2018 est.) |
Panorama Pyramids Tower. Entrance 1. Apt. 202 – 2nd floor. Al Haram St. Mashaal. Al Haram. Giza. Egypt.
