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| Capo di stato | Abdel Fattah al-Sisi |
| Capo del Governo | Mostafa Madbouly |
| Forma Istituzionale | Semi-presidential Republic |
| Capitale | Cairo |
| Potere Legislativo | Unicameral House of Representatives (Majlis Al-Nowaab, 596 members). With the 2019 constitutional amendments to the 2014 Constitution, the second House of Parliament arose again as the “Senate” (180 members) |
| Potere Giudiziario | Supreme Constitutional Court (one President and 10 judges); Court of Cassation (more than 450 judges organised in other courts, each of which is composed of panels of at least 5 jurists judges) |
| Ambasciatore in Italia | Bassam Essam Rady Abdelhamid Rady |
| Area Totale | 1.001.450 km2 |
| Terra | 995.450 km2 |
| Clima | Desert; hot, dry summers with moderate winters |
| Risorse Naturali | Oil, natural gas, iron ore, phosphates, manganese, limestone, gypsum, talc, asbestos, lead, rare earths, zinc |
| Sintesi Economica | The country is divided by the fertile Nile Valley, where most economic activity takes place. However, the unemployment and high inflation limit the economic growth of Egypt. The most important economic resource is the agriculture, which employs about 23% of the working population. Despite efforts at economic diversification, Egypt continues to depend on the Suez Canal for much of its foreign income |
| Pil | $404 billion (Dec. 2021) |
| Pil pro capite (Parità di potere di acquisto) | $4086 (Dec. 2021) |
| Esportazioni | $33.6 billion (2020) |
| Export partner | UAE 9.57%, Saudi Arabia 6.21%, Türkiye 5.85%, Italy 5.82%, India 4.38% (2020) |
| Importazioni | $76.4 billion (2020) |
| Import partner | China 17.4%, Russia 6.72%, UAE 4.83%, Saudi Arabia 4.7%, Türkiye 4.34%, Italy 3.9% (2020) |
| Trade With Italy | $ 6,11 billion (2021) |
| Popolazione | 107.770.524 (2022 est.) |
| Population Growth | +1,68% (2022 est.) |
| Etnie | Egyptians 95%, others 5% |
| Lingue | Arabic (official), English and French widely understood by the educated classes |
| Religione | Muslims (predominantly Sunni) 90%, Christians (majority Coptic Orthodox, other Christians include Apostolic Armenians, Catholics, Maronites, Orthodox and Anglicans) 10% |
| Urbanizzazione | 43% |
| Alfabetizzazione | 71.2% |