Outline of Egypt explained

See also: Index of Egypt-related articles.

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Egypt:

Egypt (ar|مصر  pronounced as /arz/, pronounced as /ar/) is a sovereign country located in eastern North Africa that includes the Sinai Peninsula, a land bridge to Asia.^[1] Covering an area of about 1002450km2, Egypt borders Libya to the west, Sudan to the south, and Palestine and Israel to the east. Its northern coast borders the Mediterranean Sea; the eastern coast borders the Red Sea. Egypt is famous for its ancient civilization and some of the world's oldest monuments, including the Giza pyramid complex with the Great Sphinx, the step pyramid at Sakkara, Edfu Temple, Abu Simbel, etc. The southern city of Luxor contains numerous ancient artifacts, such as the Karnak Temple and the Valley of the Kings. Egypt is widely regarded as an important political and cultural nation of the Middle East, as center of the Arab World and MENA. Egypt situated on both North Africa and West Asia, connects the African continent to Eurasia via the Sinai Peninsula. Within Sinai, the Suez Canal connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea. The canal is the most important route between Europe and Asia. Egypt, historically, has been a northern Asian "Gateway to Africa" with many scientific expeditions organized from Cairo.

General reference

• Pronunciation:
• Common English country name: Egypt
• Official English country name: The Arab Republic of Egypt
• Common endonym(s): Misr
• Official endonym(s): Ǧumhūriyyat Miṣr al-ʿArabiyyah
• Adjectival(s): Egyptian
• Demonym(s):
• Etymology: Name of Egypt
• International rankings of Egypt
• ISO country codes: EG, EGY, 818
• ISO region codes: See
• Internet country code top-level domain: .eg

Geography of Egypt

Geography of Egypt

• Egypt is: a country
• Location
  • Egypt is situated within the following regions:
    • Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
    • Africa
      • North Africa
      • Sahara Desert
    • Eurasia
      • Asia
        • Southwest Asia
    • Middle East
  • Time zone: Egypt Standard Time (UTC+02), Egypt Daylight Time (UTC+03) April–September
  • Extreme points of Egypt
    • High: Mount Catherine 26290NaN0
    • Low: Qattara Depression -1330NaN0
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• Population of Egypt: 88,662,800 people (2015 estimate) - 14th most populous country
• Area of Egypt: 1002450km2 - 30th largest country
• Atlas of Egypt

Environment of Egypt

• Climate of Egypt
• Environmental issues in Egypt
• Ecoregions of Egypt
• Renewable energy in Egypt
• Geology of Egypt
• Wildlife of Egypt
  • Fauna of Egypt
    • Birds of Egypt
    • Mammals of Egypt
• Center for Documentation of Cultural and Natural Heritage

Geographic features of Egypt

• Deserts of Egypt
  • Western Desert
  • Eastern Desert
• Glaciers in Egypt: none^[2]
• Lakes of Egypt
• Rivers of Egypt
• World Heritages Sites in Egypt
• Suez Canal

Regions of Egypt

• Nile Valley and Delta
• Western Desert (also known as the Libyan Desert)
• Eastern Desert (also known as the Arabian Desert)
• Sinai Peninsula

Ecoregions of Egypt

List of ecoregions in Egypt

Administrative divisions of Egypt

Administrative divisions of Egypt

• Governorates of Egypt (27)
  • Markazes of Egypt (166)
    • Municipalities of Egypt
      • Districts of Egypt

Governorates of Egypt

Governorates of Egypt

Nr.	Name	Area (km2)	Population (2015)	Capital
2	Alexandria	2,300	4,812,186	Alexandria
27	Aswan	62,726	1,431,488	Aswan
22	Asyut	25,926	4,245,215	Asyut
3	Beheira	9,826	5,804,262	Damanhur
19	Beni Suef	10,954	2,856,812	Beni Suef
16	Cairo	3,085	9,278,441	Cairo
5	Dakahlia	3,538	5,949,001	Mansura
6	Damietta	910	1,330,843	Damietta
15	Faiyum	6,068	3,170,150	Faiyum
9	Gharbia	1,942	4,751,865	Tanta
14	Giza	13,184	7,585,115	Giza
13	Ismailia	5,067	1,178,641	Ismailia
4	Kafr el-Sheikh	3,467	3,172,753	Kafr el-Sheikh
26	Luxor	2,410	1,147,058	Luxor
1	Matruh	166,563	447,846	Mersa Matruh
20	Minya	32,279	5,156,702	Minya
10	Monufia	2,499	3,941,293	Shibin el-Kom
21	New Valley	440,098	225,416	Kharga
8	North Sinai	28,992	434,781	Arish
7	Port Said	1,345	666,599	Port Said
11	Qalyubia	1,124	5,105,972	Banha
25	Qena	10,798	3,045,504	Qena
23	Red Sea	119,099	345,775	Hurghada
12	Sharqia	4,911	6,485,412	Zagazig
24	Sohag	11,022	4,603,861	Sohag
18	South Sinai	31,272	167,426	El-Tor
17	Suez	9,002	622,859	Suez

Municipalities of Egypt

List of cities in Egypt

• Capital of Egypt: Cairo (outline)

Demography of Egypt

Demographics of Egypt

• Censuses of Egypt
• DNA history of Egypt
• Population history of Egypt

Ethnicities

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Arabs Nubians

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Copts Dom people

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Beja Bedouin

Nationalities

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Egyptians

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Greeks

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Armenians

Government and politics of Egypt

Politics of Egypt

• Form of government: Semi-presidential republic
• Capital of Egypt: Cairo
• Elections in Egypt
• Political parties in Egypt
• Egyptian Revolution of 2011

Branches of the government of Egypt

Government of Egypt

Executive branch of the government of Egypt

• Head of state: is the President of Egypt.
• Head of government: is the President of Egypt.
  • Cabinet of Egypt

Legislative branch of the government of Egypt

• Parliament of Egypt  - it was dissolved by the army of Egypt on 11 February 2011.
  • Upper house: Shura Council
  • Lower house: People's Assembly of Egypt

Judicial branch of the government of Egypt

Egyptian Judicial System

• Supreme Constitutional Court of Egypt
• Court of Appeal
• Court of First Instance
• Family Court

Foreign relations of Egypt

Foreign relations of Egypt

International organization membership

The Arab Republic of Egypt is a member of:^[1]

• African Development Bank Group (AfDB)
• African Union (AU)
• Malvern College Egypt (MCE)
• Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (ABEDA)
• Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (AFESD)
• Arab Monetary Fund (AMF)
• Black Sea Economic Cooperation Zone (BSEC) (observer)
• Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)
• Council of Arab Economic Unity (CAEU)
• European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
• Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
• Group of 15 (G15)
• Group of 24 (G24)
• Group of 77 (G77)
• International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
• International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
• International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
• International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
• International Criminal Court (ICCt) (signatory)
• International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
• International Development Association (IDA)
• International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)
• International Finance Corporation (IFC)
• International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
• International Hydrographic Organization (IHO)
• International Labour Organization (ILO)
• International Maritime Organization (IMO)
• International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO)
• International Monetary Fund (IMF)
• International Olympic Committee (IOC)
• International Organization for Migration (IOM)
• International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
• International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)
• International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
• International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO)

• Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
• Islamic Development Bank (IDB)
• League of Arab States (LAS)
• Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
• Nonaligned Movement (NAM)
• Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF)
• Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)
• Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) (partner)
• Organization of American States (OAS) (observer)
• Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC)
• Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)
• United Nations (UN)
• United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
• United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
• United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
• United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
• United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO)
• United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL)
• United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad (MINURCAT)
• United Nations Mission in the Sudan (UNMIS)
• United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG)
• United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC)
• United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)
• Universal Postal Union (UPU)
• World Customs Organization (WCO)
• World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
• World Health Organization (WHO)
• World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
• World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
• World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
• World Trade Organization (WTO)

Egypt is 1 of only 7 U.N. members which is not a member of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.

Law and order in Egypt

Law of Egypt

• Cannabis in Egypt
• Capital punishment in Egypt
• Constitution of Egypt
• Crime in Egypt
• Human rights in Egypt
  • LGBT rights in Egypt
  • Freedom of religion in Egypt
• Law enforcement in Egypt
  • Emergency law in Egypt

Media of Egypt

Media of Egypt

Military of Egypt

Military of Egypt

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief:
    • Ministry of Defence of Egypt
• Forces
  • Army of Egypt
  • Navy of Egypt
  • Air Force of Egypt
• Military history of Egypt
• Military ranks of Egypt

History of Egypt

History of Egypt

History of Egypt, by period

• History of Ancient Egypt: 3100 BC to 639 AD
  • Ancient Egypt
    • List of ancient Egypt topics
  • Early Dynastic Period of Egypt
    • First Dynasty of Egypt c. 3150–2890
    • Second Dynasty of Egypt: 2890–2686
  • Old Kingdom of Egypt
    • Third Dynasty of Egypt: 2686–2613
    • Fourth Dynasty of Egypt: 2613–2498
    • Fifth Dynasty of Egypt: 2498–2345
    • Sixth Dynasty of Egypt: 2345–2181
  • First Intermediate Period of Egypt
    • Seventh Dynasty of Egypt: 2181, usually considered spurious
    • Eighth Dynasty of Egypt: 2181–2160
    • Ninth Dynasty of Egypt: 2160–2130
    • Tenth Dynasty of Egypt: 2130–2040
    • Early Eleventh Dynasty of Egypt: 2134–2061
  • Middle Kingdom of Egypt
    • Late Eleventh Dynasty of Egypt: 2061–1991
    • Twelfth Dynasty of Egypt: 1991–1803
    • Thirteenth Dynasty of Egypt: 1803–1649
    • Fourteenth Dynasty of Egypt: 1705–1690
  • Second Intermediate Period of Egypt
    • Fifteenth Dynasty of Egypt: 1674–1535
    • Sixteenth Dynasty of Egypt: 1660–1600
    • Abydos Dynasty | | 1650–1600
    • Seventeenth Dynasty of Egypt: 1580–1549
  • New Kingdom of Egypt
    • Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt: 1549–1292
    • Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt: 1292–1189
    • Twentieth Dynasty of Egypt: 1189–1077
  • Third Intermediate Period of Egypt
    • Twenty-first Dynasty of Egypt: 1069–945
    • Twenty-second Dynasty of Egypt: 945–720
    • Twenty-third Dynasty of Egypt: 837–728
    • Twenty-fourth Dynasty of Egypt: 732–720
    • Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt: 732–653
  • Late Period of ancient Egypt
    • Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt: 672–525
    • History of Achaemenid Egypt: 525 BC to 332 BC
      • Twenty-seventh Dynasty of Egypt: 525–404
      • Twenty-eighth Dynasty of Egypt: 404–398
      • Twenty-ninth Dynasty of Egypt: 398–380
      • Thirtieth Dynasty of Egypt: 380–343
      • Thirty-first Dynasty of Egypt: 343–332
  • History of Ptolemaic Egypt: 332 BC to 30 BC
    • Argead Dynasty | 332–305
    • Ptolemaic Kingdom | 305–30
  • History of Roman Egypt: 30 BC to 639 AD
    • Diocese of Egypt c. 381 to 539
• Sasanian Egypt: 619 to 629
• History of Arab Egypt: 639 to 1517
  • Muslim conquest of Egypt
  • Saladin in Egypt 1163 to 1174
• History of Ottoman Egypt: 1517 to 1805
• History of Egypt under the Muhammad Ali dynasty: 1805 to 1882
  • Muhammad Ali's seizure of power
• History of modern Egypt: since 1882
  • History of Egypt under the British: 1882 to 1956
    • 1919 Egyptian revolution
      • Unilateral Declaration of Egyptian Independence
    • Egypt during World War II
    • History of republican Egypt 1952 to present
      • History of Egypt under Gamal Abdel Nasser 1952-1970
        • 1952 Egyptian revolution
        • Republic of Egypt (1953–58)
      • History of Egypt under Anwar Sadat 1970 to 1981
      • History of Egypt under Hosni Mubarak 1981-2011
      • Egyptian crisis (2011–14)
        • 2011 Egyptian revolution (also called "25th of January revolution")
        • June 2013 Egyptian protests
        • 2013 Egyptian coup d'état
        • Post-coup unrest in Egypt (2013–2014)

History of Egypt, by region

• History of Alexandria
  • Timeline of Alexandria
• History of Cairo
  • Timeline of Cairo
• History of Giza
• History of Luxor
• History of Memphis, Egypt
• History of the Nile Delta
• History of Port Said
  • Timeline of Port Said
• History of the Sinai Peninsula
• History of Suez

History of Egypt, by subject

• List of Egyptian inventions and discoveries
• DNA history of Egypt
• Egyptian capitals throughout history
• Egyptomania
• History of the Jews in Egypt
• Political history of Egypt
  • History of the Egyptian Constitution
  • Military history of Egypt
    • List of wars involving Egypt
  • History of the Egyptian parliament
• Population history of Egypt
• History of timekeeping devices in Egypt

Culture of Egypt

Culture of Egypt

• Egyptians
• Architecture of Egypt
  • Ottoman architecture in Egypt
• Cuisine of Egypt
• Languages of Egypt
  • Egyptian language
• Media in Egypt
• National symbols of Egypt
  • Coat of arms of Egypt
  • Flag of Egypt
  • National anthem of Egypt
• Prostitution in Egypt
• Public holidays in Egypt
• Religion in Egypt
  • Islam in Egypt
  • Christianity in Egypt
  • Judaism in Egypt
  • Hinduism in Egypt
• World Heritage Sites in Egypt

Art in Egypt

• Art in Egypt (see also Art of Ancient Egypt)
  • Contemporary art in Egypt
• Cinema of Egypt
• Literature of Egypt
• Music of Egypt
• Television in Egypt
• Theatre in Egypt

Sports in Egypt

Sports in Egypt

• Egypt at the Olympics
• Football in Egypt

Economy and infrastructure of Egypt

Economy of Egypt

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 52nd (fifty-second)
• Agriculture in Egypt
• Communications in Egypt
  • Internet in Egypt
• Companies of Egypt
• Currency of Egypt

Pound

• • ISO 4217

EGP

• Energy in Egypt
• Health care in Egypt
• Mining in Egypt
• National Bank of Egypt
• Tourism in Egypt
• Transport in Egypt
  • Airports in Egypt
  • Rail transport in Egypt
• Water supply and sanitation in Egypt

Education in Egypt

Education in Egypt

See also

Egypt

• • • • • Index of Egypt-related articles
• List of ancient Egypt topics
• List of international rankings
• List of modern Egypt-related topics
• Member state of the United Nations
• Outline of Africa
  • Outline of Palestine Outline of Israel
• Outline of Libya
• Outline of Sudan
• Outline of geography

External links

• Eternal Egypt
• Leonard William King, History of Egypt, Chaldæa, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria in the Light of Recent Discovery, Project Gutenberg.
• Gaston Camille Charles Maspero, History of Egypt, Chaldæa, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, in 12 volumes, Project Gutenberg.
• Rural poverty in Egypt (IFAD)
• Ancient Egyptian Civilization - Aldokkan
• Encyclopædia Britannica's Egypt Country Page
• Egyptian Government Services Portal
• Egypt State Information Services
• Egypt Information Portal - available in Arabic and English
• BBC News Country Profile - Egypt
• CIA World Factbook - Egypt
• Amnesty International's 2005 Report on Egypt.
• US State Department - Egypt includes Background Notes, Country Study and major reports
• Business Anti-Corruption Portal Egypt Country Profile
• Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports regarding Egypt
  • Egypt Maps - Perry–Castañeda Map Collection
• Egyptian History (urdu)
• By Nile and Tigris, a narrative of journeys in Egypt and Mesopotamia on behalf of the British museum between the years 1886 and 1913, by Sir E. A. Wallis Budge, 1920 (a searchable facsimile at the University of Georgia Libraries; DjVu & layered PDF format)
• Egypt Online Directory
• The Egyptian Organization for Human Rights
• PortSaid Free-zone forums

Notes and References

1. Web site: July 3, 2009. Egypt. The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 23, 2009.
2. The only glaciers in Africa are on Mt Kenya (in Kenya), on Kilimanjaro (in Tanzania), and in the Ruwenzori Mountains (which are located in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo). See Proceedings of the Riederalp Workshop, September 1978; Actes de l'Atelier de Riederalp, septembre 1978): IAHS-AISH Publ. no. 126, 1980.