Egypt, according to a famous definition of the historian Herodotus greek, is a "Gift of the Nile" and is located at the north-west Africa.
Overlooks two Sea: The Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea.
The Valley of the Nile represents 4% of the area of the country but focuses on whether the 95% of the population in Egypt. The Nile flows through Egypt for 1,500 km and has a bed width of between 500 and 2,000 meters.
Although more than half the population lives in rural areas, Egypt has some of the most dense concentrations of the metropolitan world and is growing steadily urban.
The main cities in Egypt are: Cairo, Alexandria, Port Said, Suez.
Capital: Il Cairo
Area: 1.001.449 Km²
Institution: Republic
Language: Arabic
Currency: Egyptian pound
Religion: Islamic
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