| Capitale | nome: Cairo coordinate geografiche: 30 03 N, 31 15 E differenza di tempo: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) etymology: from the Arabic "al-Qahira," meaning "the victorious" |
| Indipendenza | 28 Febbraio 1922 (from UK protectorate status; the military-led revolution that began on 23 Luglio 1952 led to a republic being declared on 18 Giugno 1953 and all British troops withdrawn on 18 Giugno 1956); note - it was ca. 3200 B.C. that the Two Lands of Upper (southern) and Lower (northern) Egypt were first united politically |
| Festa nazionale | Giorno Di Rivoluzione, 23 Luglio (1952) |
| Costituzione | history: several previous; latest approved by a constitutional committee in Dicembre 2013, approved by referendum held on 14-15 Gennaio 2014, ratified by interim president on 19 Gennaio 2014 amendments: proposed by the president of the republic or by one fifth of the House of Representatives members; a decision to accept the proposal requires majority vote by House members; passage of amendment requires a two-thirds majority vote by House members and passage by majority vote in a referendum; articles of reelection of the president and principles of freedom are not amendable unless the amendment "brings more guarantees;" amended 2019 (2019) |
| Suffragio | 18 anni; universal ed obbligatorio |
| Ramo esecutivo | capo dello stato: Presidente Abdelfattah ELSISI (da allora 8 June 2014) capo di governo: Prime Minister Mostafa MADBOULY (da allora 7 June 2018); note - Prime Minister Sherif ISMAIL (da allora 12 September 2015) resigned 6 June 2018 cabinet: Cabinet ministers nominated by the executive authorities and approved by the House of Representatives elections/appointments: president elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 6-year term (eligible for a second consecutive term); election last held on 26-28 March 2018 (next to be held in 2024); prime minister appointed by the president, approved by the House of Representatives; note: the presidential term was extended from 4 to 6 years, following approval in a constitutional amendment approved by referendum in April 2019 election results: Abdelfattah ELSISI reelected president in first round; percent of valid votes cast - Abdelfattah ELSISI (independent) 97.1%, Moussa Mostafa MOUSSA (El Ghad Party) 2.9%; note - more than 7% of ballots cast were deemed invalid |
Fonte: CIA World Factbook - Aggiornato a partire da dicembre 31, 2019
