Facts

Location: Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Libya and the Gaza Strip, and the Red Sea north of Sudan, and includes the Asian Sinai Peninsula

Area (only Total) total: 1,001,450 sq km

Climate: desert; hot, dry summers with moderate winters

Terrain: vast desert plateau interrupted by Nile valley and delta

Population: 81,713,520

Main Language (only first): Arabic

Government type: republic

Capital (Name): Cairo

Capital (Time Difference): UTC+2

Independence: 28 February 1922 (from UK)

National holiday: Revolution Day, 23 July (1952)