Egypt

Local Name:Misr
Captial:Cairo
Continent:Africa
Government
Constitutional Form:n/a
Head of State:n/a
Basis of Executive: No constitutionally-defined basis to current regime
Head of State:Chairman of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces
Mohamed Hussein Tantawi
Head of Government:Prime Minister Kamal Ganzouri
Area
Area Rank: 30
Total Area: 1,002,000 km2(387,000 sqmi)
Land: 995,450 km2(384,350 sqmi)
Water: 6,000 km2(2,300 sqmi)
Water in Percent: 0.6%
Population
Population Rank: 16
Population: 81,582,000
Date: 23-Feb-12
World Population: 1.17%
Source : Official population clock
Languages:Arabic (Arabic script)
Currency
Currency: Egyptian pound
Currency Sign: £ or ج.م
Currency ISO Code: EGP
Fractional Unit: Piastre
Number to Basic: 100
Time Zone:UTC+02:00 (EET)
International Codes
ISD Code: +20
ISO Code A2: EG
ISO Code A3: EGY
ISO Number: 818
Coordinates
Latitude: 27
Longitude: 30
Information: Egypt News
Drive on:Right side