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Egypt possesses one of the most developed and diversified economies in the Middle East, with sectors such as tourism, agriculture, industry and service at almost equal rates in national production. | Egypt possesses one of the most developed and diversified economies in the Middle East, with sectors such as tourism, agriculture, industry and service at almost equal rates in national production. | ||
==Identity== | ==Identity== | ||
[[File:Gizah Pyramids.jpg|thumb|left| | [[File:Gizah Pyramids.jpg|thumb|left|300px|The Gizah Pyramids in Egypt]] | ||
The Nile Valley was home to one of the oldest cultures in the world, spanning three thousand years of continuous history. When Egypt fell under a series of foreign occupations after 343 BC, each left an indelible mark on the country's cultural landscape. Egyptian identity evolved in the span of this long period of occupation to accommodate, in principle, two new religions, Islam and Christianity; and a new language, Arabic, and its spoken descendant, Egyptian Arabic. | The Nile Valley was home to one of the oldest cultures in the world, spanning three thousand years of continuous history. When Egypt fell under a series of foreign occupations after 343 BC, each left an indelible mark on the country's cultural landscape. Egyptian identity evolved in the span of this long period of occupation to accommodate, in principle, two new religions, Islam and Christianity; and a new language, Arabic, and its spoken descendant, Egyptian Arabic. | ||
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==Geography== | ==Geography== | ||
At 1,001,450 square kilometers (386,660 sq mi), Egypt is about the same size as all Central America, twice the size of the Iberian Peninsula, four times the size of the British Isles, and the combined size of the old US states of Texas and California. | At 1,001,450 square kilometers (386,660 sq mi), Egypt is about the same size as all Central America, twice the size of the Iberian Peninsula, four times the size of the British Isles, and the combined size of the old US states of Texas and California. | ||
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==Religion== | ==Religion== | ||
Egypt is a predominantly Muslim country with Islam as its accepted regional religion. Between 80% and 94% of the local populace are identified as Muslim. Almost the entire population of Muslims are Sunni. A significant number of Muslim Egyptians also follow native Sufi orders, and there is a minority of Shi'a. | Egypt is a predominantly Muslim country with Islam as its accepted regional religion. Between 80% and 94% of the local populace are identified as Muslim. Almost the entire population of Muslims are Sunni. A significant number of Muslim Egyptians also follow native Sufi orders, and there is a minority of Shi'a. | ||
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===Art and architecture=== | ===Art and architecture=== | ||
Eighteenth dynasty painting from the tomb of Theban governor Ramose in Deir el-Madinah. | Eighteenth dynasty painting from the tomb of Theban governor Ramose in Deir el-Madinah. | ||