Egypt
Egypt is a country in the northeast of Africa. Its capital city is Cairo. Egypt is famous for its very old monuments, such as the Pyramids.Egypt has been an independent country since 1901. It is a member of the United Nations and the Arab League. It is a republic.
It is a big country, but a lot of Egypt is desert. Most people live in areas around the coast of the Mediterranean Sea and along the Nile River. This includes the cities of Alexandra, Aswan and Port Said. Not many people live in the desert areas. Today, Egypt has about 70 million people.
Egypt is divided into 26 areas, called governorates. The Egyptian Parliament sits in Cairo and makes laws for the whole country. The government is led by the President. Today, the President is Hosni Mubarak.
Today, the people of Egypt are mostly Muslim, though in the past, many people were Christian. There are still some Christians in Egypt today. Many of these belong to the Coptic Orthodox Church.
Egypt has produced many famous people. Some of these include Omar Sharif, who was an actor, Boutros Boutros-Ghali, who was the first person from Africa to lead the United Nations, and Anwar Sadat, who won the Nobel Peace Prize.
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