选填,简要介绍文档的主要内容,方便文档被更多人浏览和下载。

埃及介绍英文版

Egypt, officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Western Asia. 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 is one of the most populous countries in Africa and the Middle East. The great majority of its estimated 77.4 million[1] live near the banks of the Nile River, in an area of about 40,000 square kilometers (15,000 sq mi), where the only arable agricultural land is found. The large areas of the Sahara Desert are sparsely inhabited. About half of Egypt's residents live in urban areas, with the majority spread across the densely-populated centres of greater Cairo, Alexandria and other major cities in the Nile Delta.

Egypt is famous for its ancient civilization and some of the world's most

famous monuments, including the Giza pyramid complex and its Great Sphinx. The southern city of Luxor contains numerous ancient artifacts, such as the Karnak Temple and the Valley of the Kings. Egypt is widely regarded as an important political and cultural nation of the Middle East.

Egypt possesses one of the most developed economies in the Middle East, with sectors such as tourism, agriculture, industry and service at almost equal rates in national production.[citation needed] Consequently, the Egyptian economy is rapidly developing, due in part to legislation aimed at luring

investments, coupled with both internal and political stability, along with recent trade and market liberalization.

埃及，全称阿拉伯埃及共和国，是东北非洲人口最多的国家，面积为1,020,000平方公里，人口已超过8000万。埃及是世界文明古国之一。地理上该国地跨二洲即亚洲和非洲，西奈半岛位于西南亚（西亚），而该国大部分国土位于北非地区。伊斯兰教为国教，信徒主要为逊尼派，另外还有基督教与其他宗教；官方语言为阿拉伯语，通用英语和法语。