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Egypt (Egyptian: Kemet; Arabic: مصر Miṣr ; Egyptian Arabic: Máṣr),
officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a country in North Africa that
includes the Sinai Peninsula, a land bridge to Asia. Covering an area of
about 1,001,450 square kilometers (386,660 sq mi), Egypt borders Libya to
the west, Sudan to the south and the Gaza Strip and Israel to the east. The
northern coast borders the Mediterranean Sea; the eastern coast borders the
Red Sea.
Egypt is one of the most populous countries in Africa. The great majority of
its estimated 80 million people (2007) live near the banks of the Nile
River, in an area of about 40,000 square kilometers (15,000 sq mi), where
the only arable agricultural land is found. The large areas of the Sahara
Desert are sparsely inhabited. About half of Egypt's residents live in urban
areas, with the majority spread across the densely-populated centres of
greater Cairo, Alexandria and other major cities in the Nile Delta.
Egypt is famous for its ancient civilization and some of the world's most
famous monuments, including the Giza pyramid complex and its Great Sphinx.
The southern city of Luxor contains numerous ancient artefacts, such as the
Karnak Temple and the Valley of the Kings. Egypt is widely regarded as an
important political and cultural nation of the Middle East.
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