Conventional Long Form Name: Arab Republic of Egypt
Capital City(ies): Cairo
Type of Government: Republic
Date of Independence: 28 February 1922
National Holiday(s): National Day, 23 July
Chief of State: Presiedent Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi
Capital City(ies): Cairo
Type of Government: Republic
Date of Independence: 28 February 1922
National Holiday(s): National Day, 23 July
Chief of State: Presiedent Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi
Head of Government: Prime Minister Ibrahim Mehlab
Description of Executive Branch/Powers:
Name of their Ambassador to the U.S.: Mohamed M. Tawfik
Location of their embassy in the U.S.: 3521 International Court NW, Washington, DC 20008
Location(s) of their consulate(s) in the U.S.: Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, New York
Name of U.S. Ambassador to them: Charge d'Affaires Marc J. Sievers
Location of U.S. embassy there: 5 Tawfik Diab St., Garden City, Ciaro
Location(s) of U.S. consulate(s) there: n/a
Name of their representative to UN: Amr Abde-latif Aboulatta
Symbolism of Flag:
- Chief of state: President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi
- Head of Government: Prime minister Ibrahim Mahlab
- Cabinet: Interim cabinet sworn in 1 march 2014
- Unicameral House of Representatives: minimum of 450 seats with up to 5% appointed by president, 5 year terms
- Court of Cassation: court president and 550 judges organized in circuits with cases heard by panels of 5 judges
- Supreme Constitutional Court (SCC): court president and 10 justices
- Supreme Administrative Court: highest court of the State Council, court president and organized in circuits with cases hear by panels of 5 judges
Name of their Ambassador to the U.S.: Mohamed M. Tawfik
Location of their embassy in the U.S.: 3521 International Court NW, Washington, DC 20008
Location(s) of their consulate(s) in the U.S.: Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, New York
Name of U.S. Ambassador to them: Charge d'Affaires Marc J. Sievers
Location of U.S. embassy there: 5 Tawfik Diab St., Garden City, Ciaro
Location(s) of U.S. consulate(s) there: n/a
Name of their representative to UN: Amr Abde-latif Aboulatta
Symbolism of Flag:
- Black: oppression
- red: overcome though bloody struggle
- white: bright future
National Symbol(s): golden eagle
Descriptions of International Disputes:
Quantity of Stateless Persons: 60
Description of current human trafficking issues related to this country: n/a
Description of Illicit Drug Trafficking/Use:
Descriptions of International Disputes:
- Sudan claims but Egypt de facto administers security and economic development of Halaib region north of the 22nd parallel boundary
- Egypt no longer shows its administration of the Bir Tawil trapezoid in Sudan on its maps
- Gazan breaches in the security wall with Egypt in January 2008 highlight difficulties in monitoring the Sinai border
- Saudi Arabia claims Egyptian-administered islands of Tiran and Sanafir
- West Bank and Gaza Strip: 70, 026
- Sudan: 12,927
- Somalia: 6,316
- Iraq: 5,506
Quantity of Stateless Persons: 60
Description of current human trafficking issues related to this country: n/a
Description of Illicit Drug Trafficking/Use:
- transit point for cannabis, heroin, and opium moving to Europe, Israel, and North Africa
- Transit stop for Nigerian drug couriers
- Concern as money laundering site due to lax enforcement of financial regulations