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	In 2002, under the Mubarak Government, Coptic Christmas (January the 7th) was recognized as an official holiday, though Copts report being minimally represented in law enforcement, state security and public office, and of being discriminated against in the workforce on the basis of their religion. The Coptic community, as well as several human rights activists and intellectuals, maintain that the number of Christians occupying Government posts is not proportional to the number of Copts in Egypt.		In 2002, under the Mubarak Government, Coptic Christmas (January the 7th) was recognized as an official holiday, though Copts report being minimally represented in law enforcement, state security and public office, and of being discriminated against in the workforce on the basis of their religion. The Coptic community, as well as several human rights activists and intellectuals, maintain that the number of Christians occupying Government posts is not proportional to the number of Copts in Egypt.
	~~[http://www.truemuslims.net/ MP3 Quran]~~

	==Culture==		==Culture==

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	In 2002, under the Mubarak Government, Coptic Christmas (January the 7th) was recognized as an official holiday, though Copts report being minimally represented in law enforcement, state security and public office, and of being discriminated against in the workforce on the basis of their religion. The Coptic community, as well as several human rights activists and intellectuals, maintain that the number of Christians occupying Government posts is not proportional to the number of Copts in Egypt.		In 2002, under the Mubarak Government, Coptic Christmas (January the 7th) was recognized as an official holiday, though Copts report being minimally represented in law enforcement, state security and public office, and of being discriminated against in the workforce on the basis of their religion. The Coptic community, as well as several human rights activists and intellectuals, maintain that the number of Christians occupying Government posts is not proportional to the number of Copts in Egypt.
			[http://www.truemuslims.net/ MP3 Quran]

	==Culture==		==Culture==

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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.

			[[Rank\|Captain]] [[Ahmed Ibn Salid]], Commanding officer of the [[USS Rosenante]] is from Egypt.

	==Identity==		==Identity==

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	===Art and architecture===		===Art and architecture===
			[[File:Ancient Egyptian Art.jpg\|thumb\|right\|400px\|Ancient Egyptian Tomb Art]]
	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.

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	==Religion==		==Religion==
	[[File:Cairo mosques.jpg\|thumb\|left\|~~300px~~\|A Mosque in Cairo]]		[[File:Cairo mosques.jpg\|thumb\|left\|400px\|A Mosque in Cairo]]
	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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	==Religion==		==Religion==
			[[File:Cairo mosques.jpg\|thumb\|left\|300px\|A Mosque in Cairo]]
	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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Geography

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	==Geography==		==Geography==
			[[File:Nile River.jpg\|thumb\|300px\|right\|The mighty Nile River]]
	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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	==Identity==		==Identity==
	[[File:Gizah Pyramids.jpg\|thumb\|left\|~~300px~~\|The Gizah Pyramids in Egypt]]		[[File:Gizah Pyramids.jpg\|thumb\|left\|400px\|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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	==Identity==		==Identity==
			[[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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	[[File:500px-Egypt (orthographic projection).png\|thumb\|~~500px~~\|right\|Egypt, a region on Earth]]		[[File:500px-Egypt (orthographic projection).png\|thumb\|300px\|right\|Egypt, a region on Earth]]
	[[Egypt]] (pronounced /ˈiːdʒɪpt/) is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Thereby, Egypt is a transcontinental country, and is considered to be a major power in North Africa, Mediterranean Region, African continent, Nile Basin, Islamic World and the Red Sea. Covering an area of about 1,010,000 square kilometers (390,000 sq mi), Egypt is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, the Gaza Strip and Israel to the northeast, the Red Sea to the east, Sudan to the south and Libya to the west.		[[Egypt]] (pronounced /ˈiːdʒɪpt/) is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Thereby, Egypt is a transcontinental country, and is considered to be a major power in North Africa, Mediterranean Region, African continent, Nile Basin, Islamic World and the Red Sea. Covering an area of about 1,010,000 square kilometers (390,000 sq mi), Egypt is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, the Gaza Strip and Israel to the northeast, the Red Sea to the east, Sudan to the south and Libya to the west.