The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Egypt:
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): Egyptian(s) Etymology: Name of Egypt International rankings of Egypt ISO country codes: EG, EGY, 818 ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:EG Internet country code top-level domain: .eg
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 Low: Qattara Depression Land boundaries:
Coastline: Population of Egypt: 88,662,800 people (2015 estimate) - 14th most populous country Area of Egypt: - 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: noneThe 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. 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 EgyptiansNubiansCoptsDom peopleBejaBedouinGreeksArmenians
Government and 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 Upper house: Senate Lower house: House of Representatives
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:
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, 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)