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Egypt
ancient Egypt, main article
capital, Cairo
Egyptian Art and Architecture
Egyptian Literature
Egyptian Mythology
Pyramids of Egypt
Q & A About Africa
Q & A About Ancient Egypt
see also Middle East
ancient Egypt
arts, music, and literature
business and economy
economy of Egypt
African Country Economic Data (table)
agriculture
Aswan High Dam completed
banking
commercial services
currency
energy
fishing
foreign trade
government role in economy
labor
manufacturing
mining
modernization of financial system
removal of retail subsidies provokes riots
Suez Canal
tourism
cities
communications and transportation
customs and culture
flag symbolism
foreign relations
geography and environment
government and politics
history since ancient times
largest city
literacy rates (table)
longest river
maps
pictures of Egypt
plants and animals
population and demographics
possible origin of name
quotations
regions
sports and recreation
warfare
1971: Egypt, Arab Republic Of
At 11:00 P.M. on May 13 the Cairo radio broadcast a patriotic song with the words, 'The hour of revolution has struck!' According to President Anwar Sadat's account, this song was to be one of the signals for a coup d'état against him. But Sadat had already been informed about the plotters and...
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