Fast Facts About Modern Egypt
- Official Name: Arab Republic of Egypt (Jumhuriyah Misr al-'Arabiyah)
- Capital: Cairo
- President: Hosni Mubarak (since 1981)
- Prime Minister: Atef Ebeid (since 1999)
- Location: Northeast corner of Africa and the Sinai Peninsula
- Population: 66,341,000 (2002)
- Official Religion: Islam
- Religions: Sunni Islam, 89%; Christian, 11%
- Official Language: Arabic
- Monetary Unit: Egyptian pound
- National Anthem: "Bilady, Bilady, Bilady"
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