Egypt Overview: Culture, People, and Essential Facts

Language: Egyptian Arabic (Masri)

Religion: Islam (90%), Coptic Christianity (10%)

Population: 100 million (2020)

Capital: Cairo

Government: Unitary dominant-party presidential republic

Currency: Egyptian pound (EGP)

Time zone: UTC+2

Calling code: +20

Internet domain: .eg

National symbols: Eagle of Saladin, Egyptian lotus, Egyptian vulture, Egyptian cotton, date palm

National anthem: Bilady, Bilady, Bilady (My Country, My Country, My Country)

National flower: Egyptian lotus

National tree: Date palm

National bird: Egyptian vulture

National animal: Egyptian cobra

National dish: Ful medames (fava beans)

National drink: Hibiscus tea (karkadeh)

National sport: Football (soccer)

UNESCO World Heritage Sites:

* Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis

* Abu Mena

* Historic Cairo

* Memphis and its Necropolis - the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur

* The Holy Family in Egypt

* Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae

* St. Catherine Area

* Wadi Al-Hitan (Whale Valley)

Other notable landmarks:

* Pyramids of Giza

* Sphinx

* Valley of the Kings

* Luxor Temple

* Karnak Temple

* Aswan High Dam

* Suez Canal

* Bibliotheca Alexandrina

* El Alamein War Memorial

* Mount Sinai

* Siwa Oasis

* Sharm el-Sheikh