Premise: Alexandria ( [ ˌælɪɡˈzændriə ] or [ ˌælɪɡˈzɑːndriə ] Arabic : الإسكندرية ; اسكندرية ; Ⲁⲗⲉⲝⲁⲛⲇⲣⲓⲁ , Ⲣⲁⲕⲟⲧⲉ ) is the second largest city and a major economic centre in Egypt , extending about 32 km along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea in the north central part of the country . Egypt ( [ ˈiːdʒɪpt ] ; مِصر , مَصر , Kimi ) , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt , is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia by a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula . Egypt has one of the longest histories of any modern country , emerging as one of the world 's first nation states in the tenth millennium BC . With over 92 million inhabitants , Egypt is the most populous country in North Africa and the Arab world , the third-most populous in Africa ( after Nigeria and Ethiopia ) , and the fifteenth-most populous in the world .
Hypothesis: Egypt is a city.
Label: CONTRADICTION