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Egypt
North Africa
Key Facts
- Capital
- Cairo
- Population
- 109 million
- Languages
- Arabic
- Region
- North Africa
Home to one of humanity's oldest civilizations, Egypt bridges Africa and the Middle East with the pyramids, the Nile, and millennia of cultural legacy.
Cultural Highlights
- ✦Home to the Great Pyramids of Giza, the last surviving Wonder of the Ancient World
- ✦Ancient Egypt developed one of the first writing systems (hieroglyphics)
- ✦The Nile is the longest river in Africa and the lifeblood of Egyptian civilization
- ✦Egypt has a thriving modern music and film industry across the Arab world
Notable Figures
Cleopatra VII
Last active ruler of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt
Mohamed Salah
World-famous footballer and Egyptian national hero
Naguib Mahfouz
First Arabic-language writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature
Fun Facts
- 💡The Great Pyramid was the tallest man-made structure for over 3,800 years
- 💡Ancient Egyptians invented toothpaste, paper (papyrus), and door locks
- 💡Cairo is the largest city in Africa and the Arab world