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Egypt

Full name:

Arab Republic of Egypt (Jumhuriyat Misr al-Arabiyah)

Capital:

Cairo

Size:

386,900 square miles

The People:

• Population: 76,007,421 (2004 est.)
• Population by ethnic groups: Eastern Hamitic stock (Egyptians, Bedouins, and Berbers), 99 percent; Greek, Nubian, Armenian, and other European, 1 percent.
• Population by religious affiliation: Muslim (mostly Sunni), 94 percent; Coptic Christian and other, 6 percent.

The Government:

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