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28 February 1922
23 July (anniversary of the 1952 revolution)
Pres Hosni Mubarak (b 1929), in office since 1981
Cairo
1 001 449 km²
74 million (2005 est)
74 (2005)
70 years (2005)
Arabic (official), English, French
Islam (90%)
One Egyptian pound (E£) = 100 piastres
Petroleum
Italy, USA
US $75 million (2004)
3.5% (2004)