Egypt is located in northeast Africa, bordered by Libya, Sudan, and Israel. The official language is Arabic and the capital is Cairo. The Nile River flows through Egypt and was vital to the country's agriculture and transportation. Football is the national sport and the Egyptian Lotus is the national flower. The majority ethnic group is Egyptian, comprising 91% of the population, with minority groups including Abazas, Turks, Greeks, Bedouin Arabs, Siwis, and Nubians.

2. Egypt
By: Bibi Maryum

3. Content
Introduction
Geography
Ethnic group
National sport
National flower
Current flag

4. OFFICIAL NAME: Arab Republic Of Egypt
CAPITAL: Cairo
President: Gen. Abdel Fattah el-Sisi (2014)
Prime Minister: Ibrahim Mehlib (2014)
POPULATION: 88,487,396
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: Arabic
MONEY: Egyptian Pound
MAJOR RIVER: Nile
National day: july,23

5. Current national flag
National Sport:
Football also known as Soccer
National Flower:
The Egyptian Lotus is the national flower of Egypt.

6. The Geography of
Egypt
 Egypt, at the northeast corner of Africa on the
Mediterranean Sea, is bordered on the west by Libya,
on the south by the Sudan, and on the east by the Red
Sea and Israel
 . – Upper Egypt: To the south
 – Lower Egypt: To the north, on the Nile Delta Region
 • The Desert isolated Egypt, however, this was a good
thing because it kept Egypt out of many wars in the
early history,.

7. The Geography of Egypt
• The Nile –
• The longest river in the world, stretching for over 4,100 miles.
• – Annually floods in July, and in October, the water would go back down, leaving
behind fertile black mud which was very important for the food supply of the Egyptians.
• – Created a cycle: flood, plant, harvest (repeat)
• – The Egyptians worshiped the Nile like a god.
• – The Nile was reliable system of transportation, because it naturally flows north, but
the wind blows south, making it possible to travel in both directions
• – The Nile flooded regularly, but how much it flooded changed. – Too little flooding,
people could starve because of the lack of silt, too much flooding could result in property
being destroyed.

8. Ethnic groups in Egypt
The majority of the population of Egypt is constituted by the Egyptians; they
make up ninety-one percent of the population. The Abazas, Turks, Greeks,
Bedouin Arab tribes, the Siwis, and the Nubian communities are the minority
groups. There are also a number of refugees in the country of Palestinian,
Sudanese, and Iraqi origin.