revolution. Egypt Egypt ( i / ˈ iː dʒ ɪ p t / ; مصر , Miṣr , Arabic:  [mesˤɾ] ; Egyptian Arabic:  [mɑsˤɾ] ; Coptic : Ⲭⲏⲙⲓ , Kīmi ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt , is a country mainly in North Africa , with the Sinai Peninsula forming