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| Country | Egypt | | Capital | Cairo | | 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 | | Size | 1,001,450 sq km | | Terrain | vast desert plateau interrupted by Nile valley and delta | | Climate | desert; hot, dry summers with moderate winters | | Languages | Arabic (official), English and French widely understood by educated classes | | Nationality | noun: Egyptian(s)
adjective: Egyptian | | Religion | Muslim (mostly Sunni) 94%, Coptic Christian and other 6% | | Currency | Egyptian pound (EGP) | | Exports | crude oil and petroleum products, cotton, textiles, metal products, chemicals |
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