ocr: EGYPTE 4 - Official Name: Arab Republic of Egypt Capital: Cairo Population: 54.8 million Currency: Egyptian pound Official language: Arabic OCCUPYING THE NORTHEAST MEDITERRANEAN SEA corner of Africa, Egyptis bisected by the highly fertile Nile Alexandria Port Said valley which separates S its arid western desert from the smaller Libyan CARO Plateau TT Pyramids, semi-arid eastern desert. Egypt's El Giza o SIN - El Giza 1979 peace treaty with Israel SAUDI brought security, the return of the Sinai andlarge injections of ARABIA US aid. Its essentially pro- Western militay-backedregime Sahara el Te ...
