The Government of Egypt
Overview
- Capital: Cairo
- Administrative regions: 27 governorates
- Government & legal system: Presidential republic; civil law system with Islamic law influence. (government site)
- Head of state / government: Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, President (official page)
- Official language(s): Arabic (official)
- National Day: July 23 (Revolution Day, 1952)
- Independence: February 28, 1922 (nominal independence from Britain; full sovereignty affirmed later)
- Other official holidays: Sinai Liberation Day (Apr 25), Armed Forces Day/October War (Oct 6)
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs (official site)
- Regional / international memberships: UN, Arab League, African Union, OIC, Non-Aligned Movement
- Visa / entry requirements: E-visa system available for most nationalities. (visa info)
- Currency: Egyptian pound (EGP) — notes depict Islamic monuments (mosques) on the Arabic-script side and Pharaonic monuments (temples, pyramids) on the English-script side.
- Flag symbolism: Horizontal red-white-black tricolor with the golden Eagle of Saladin centered on the white band — red represents the pre-revolution struggle, white the peaceful 1952 revolution, black the end of oppression, and the eagle represents strength and Arab nationalist heritage.
