TheFlag of Egypt

TheCoat of arms of Egypt

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

Egypt, officially theArab Republic of Egypt, is a country spanning thenortheast corner of Africa andsouthwest corner of Asia via theSinai Peninsula. It is bordered by theMediterranean Sea tothe north,Palestine (Gaza Strip) andIsrael tothe northeast, theRed Sea to the east,Sudan tothe south, andLibya tothe west; theGulf of Aqaba in the northeast separates Egypt fromJordan andSaudi Arabia.Cairo is the capital,largest city, and leading cultural center, whileAlexandria is the second-largest city and an important hub of industry and tourism. With over 107 million inhabitants, Egypt is thethird-most populous country in Africa and15th-most populated in the world.

• Pronunciation:/ˈiːdʒɪpt/ ^ⓘ
• Common English country name:Egypt
• Official English country name: TheArab Republic of Egypt
• Commonendonym(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: SeeISO 3166-2:EG
• Internetcountry code top-level domain:.eg

Geography of Egypt

• Egypt is: acountry
• Location
  • Egypt is situated within the following regions:
    • Northern Hemisphere andEastern 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 2,629 m (8,625 ft)
    • Low:Qattara Depression −133 m (−436 ft)
  • Land boundaries: 2,665 km (1,656 mi)

Sudan 1,273 km (791 mi)

Libya 1,115 km (693 mi)

Israel 266 km (165 mi)

Palestine 11 km (7 mi)

• Coastline: 2,450 km (1,522 mi)

• Population of Egypt: 88,662,800 people (2015estimate) -14th most populous country
• Area of Egypt: 1,002,450 km² (387,050 sq mi) -30th largest country
• Atlas 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

• Deserts of Egypt
  • Western Desert
  • Eastern Desert
• Glaciers in Egypt: none^[1]
• Lakes of Egypt
• Rivers of Egypt
• World Heritages Sites in Egypt
• Suez Canal

• Nile Valley and Delta
• Western Desert (also known as theLibyan Desert)
• Eastern Desert (also known as theArabian Desert)
• Sinai Peninsula

List of ecoregions in Egypt

Administrative divisions of Egypt

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

Governorates of Egypt

List of cities in Egypt

• Capital of Egypt:Cairo (outline)

Demographics of Egypt

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

Politics of Egypt

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

Government of Egypt

• Head of state: is thePresident of Egypt.
• Head of government: is thePresident of Egypt.
  • Cabinet 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

Egyptian Judicial System

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

Foreign relations of Egypt

The Arab Republic of Egypt is a member of:^[2]

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

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

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 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
    • EarlyEleventh Dynasty of Egypt: 2134–2061
  • Middle Kingdom of Egypt
    • LateEleventh 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 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

• 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

• 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(see alsoArt 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

• Egypt at the Olympics
• Football in 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

Egypt

• All pages with titles beginning withEgypt
• All pages with titles containingEgypt
• All pages with titles beginning withEgyptian
• All pages with titles containingEgyptian
• 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

Wikimedia Atlas of Egypt

• 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 PortalArchived 2008-05-11 at theWayback Machine
• 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 EgyptArchived 2009-02-15 at theWayback Machine
• Egypt travel guide from Wikivoyage
• 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 SirE. 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 RightsArchived 2007-01-26 at theWayback Machine
• PortSaid Free-zone forums

• Egypt-related lists
• Outlines of countries
• Outlines

• Pages using the Phonos extension
• Articles with short description
• Short description is different from Wikidata
• Pages including recorded pronunciations
• Webarchive template wayback links