Egypt

Summary

Egypt is a sovereign state^[1]. Egypt draws 29,778 Wikipedia views per month (sovereign_state category, ranking #44 of 197).^[2]

Key Facts

• Egypt is identified as part of the Egyptians ethnic group^[3].
• Egypt is in the country of Egypt^[4].
• Egypt is on the body of water Mediterranean Sea^[5].
• Egypt is on the body of water Nile^[6].
• Egypt is on the body of water Red Sea^[7].
• Egypt's head of government is recorded as Mostafa Madbouly^[8].
• Egypt is on the continent of Africa^[9].
• Egypt is on the continent of Asia^[10].
• Egypt's instance of is recorded as sovereign state^[11].
• Egypt's instance of is recorded as transcontinental country^[12].
• Egypt's instance of is recorded as Mediterranean country^[13].
• Egypt's instance of is recorded as country^[14].
• Egypt's head of state is recorded as Abdel Fattah el-Sisi^[15].
• Egypt's capital is recorded as Cairo^[16].
• Egypt's official language is recorded as Arabic^[17].
• Egypt's currency is recorded as Egyptian pound^[18].
• Egypt's shares border with is recorded as Sudan^[19].
• Egypt's shares border with is recorded as Libya^[20].
• Egypt's shares border with is recorded as Israel^[21].
• Egypt's shares border with is recorded as Palestine^[22].
• Egypt's shares border with is recorded as Bir Tawil^[23].
• Egypt's shares border with is recorded as Levant^[24].
• Egypt's top-level Internet domain is recorded as .eg^[25].
• Egypt's top-level Internet domain is recorded as .مصر^[26].
• Egypt's anthem is recorded as Bilady, Bilady, Bilady^[27].

Body

Geography

Egypt is in the country of Egypt^[4]. Adjacent water bodies include Mediterranean Sea^[5], an adjacent sea^[28], in Spain^[29]; Nile^[6], a river^[30], in Sudan^[31]; and Red Sea^[7], a sea^[32]. Continents include Africa^[9] and Asia^[10].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include sovereign state^[11], transcontinental country^[12], Mediterranean country^[13], and country^[14].

History and Context

Things named after include Ptah^[33], an Ancient Egyptian deity^[34] and Mizraim^[35], a human biblical figure^[36].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Egypt include Gods of Egypt^[37], a film^[38], directed by Alex Proyas^[39]; Reformed Egyptian^[40], a fictional writing system^[41]; Aegyptosaurus^[42], a fossil taxon^[43]; CIVETS^[44], an acronym^[45], in Colombia^[46]; Egypt Mons^[47], a mons^[48]; and Egypte^[49], a buurtschap^[50], in Netherlands^[51].

Why It Matters

Egypt draws 29,778 Wikipedia views per month (sovereign_state category, ranking #44 of 197).^[2] Egypt has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[52] Egypt is known by 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[53]

Entities named for Egypt include Gods of Egypt^[37], a film^[38], directed by Alex Proyas^[39]; Reformed Egyptian^[40], a fictional writing system^[41]; Aegyptosaurus^[42], a fossil taxon^[43]; CIVETS^[44], an acronym^[45], in Colombia^[46]; Egypt Mons^[47], a mons^[48]; and Egypte^[49], a buurtschap^[50], in Netherlands^[51].