Egyp

Egyp, kent as the Arab Republic o Egyp an aw, is a Kintra in north Africae that includes the Sinai Hauf-Island, a laund brig tae Asie. Kiverin an airt o aboot 1001450 sqkm, Egypt haes laund mairches wi Libie tae the wast, Sudan tae the sooth an the Gaza Strip an Israel tae the east. The northren coast mairches the Mediterranean Sea; the eastren coast mairches the Reid Sea. Admeenistrative diveesions Egyp is dividit intae 27 govrenorates. The govrenorates are forder dividit intae regions. The regions contain touns an clachans. Each govrenorate haes a caipital, whiles carryin the same name as the govrenorate. In Aprile 2008, Cairo an Giza wur subdividit intae 4 govrenorates, namely the governorates of Cairo, Giza, 6 October an Helwan. As o Aprile 2011, 6 October an Helwan govrenorates war agin incorporated intae Giza an Cairo respectively. In 2009, the city o Luxor wis declared an independent govrenorate. The Upper govrenorates are locatit sooth o Cairo, whiles the Lawer govrenorates are locatit in the Delta o the Nile, north o Cairo. References Freemit airtins Govrenment Egyp's Govrenment Services Portal Archived 2006-03-20 at the Wayback Machine (Arabic, Inglis) Egyp Information Portal (Arabic, Inglis)