Egypt

Flag Description
Three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and black with the national emblem (a shield superimposed on a golden eagle facing the hoist side above a scroll bearing the name of the country in arabic) centered in the white band; similar to the flag of yemen, which has a plain white band; also similar to the flag of syria, which has two green stars, and to the flag of iraq, which has three green stars (plus an arabic inscription) in a horizontal line centered in the white band.

Currency
Egyptian pound.

Astronomy
Today's date is March 22, 2010. There is currently a New Moon.

Location
Northern africa, bordering the mediterranean sea, between libya and the gaza strip, and the red sea north of sudan, and includes the asian sinai peninsula.

Climate
Desert; hot, dry summers with moderate winters.

Terrain
Vast desert plateau interrupted by nile valley and delta.

Elevation Extremes
The lowest point is at Qattara Depression -133 m. The highest point is at Mount Catherine 2,629 m.

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Egypt

This is a map of Egypt. The map illustrates the location of Cairo and its proximity to Luxor, Aswan, Port Said, and the Red Sea.

Other countries on this map include: Israel / Jordan / Libya

Egypt News:
	Egypt prayers for Mubarak health Most mosques across Egypt offer prayers for President Hosni Mubarak's recovery on Friday.
	Egypt questions Israeli reporter Egyptian authorities are questioning an Israeli journalist who allegedly attempted to illegally cross the border into Israel with an African migrant.

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