Egypt was granted partial independence from the British in 1922, but did not acquire full sovereignty until 1952.
Capital: Cairo
Population: 80,471,869 (as of July 2010) – largest Arab country
Location: North Eastern Africa, Mediterranean Sea to the North, Libya to the West, Gaza Strip to the East, Sudan to the South
Languages: Arabic (official), English and French are widely spoken
Terrain: Mostly desert land
Natural Resources: petroleum, natural gas
· The highly fertile Nile River runs through the country, where provides the country with most of it’s economy activity
President: Hosni Mubarak – currently being ruled by the Egyptian Military
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