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Egypt

E·gypt [ jipt ] country in northeastern Africa bordering the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea. It became a republic in 1952.
Languages: Arabic.
Currency: Egyptian pound.
Capital: Cairo.
Population: 74,718,797 (2003).
Area: 997,739 sq km (385,229 sq mi.) 
Official name  Arab Republic of Egypt
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