Fact – 1
Egypt is the most populous country in the Middle East. More than 109 million people live here.
Fact – 2
Until the 7th century, almost all the inhabitants of Egypt were Christians. Now, about 90% of the country’s population is Muslim.
Fact – 3
About 99% of the local population lives in five percent of the territory of Egypt – along the Nile River. The rest of the population dispersed in the tourist area.
Fact – 4
Most of the Egyptian pharaohs were overweight and had other illnesses. All because they ate a lot of bread and drank a lot of wine.
Fact – 5
Ancient Egyptian women had many privileges – they could own property, enter into commercial transactions, live without protection from men, and even get divorced.
Fact – 6
The entire population of Ancient Egypt suffered from lice. Therefore, they began to shave their heads here and came up with wigs.
Fact – 7
Ancient Egypt invented glass, cement, contraceptives, soap, combs, and even marriage contracts.
Fact – 8
The air temperature in Egypt rarely drops to +15. But if such an incident does happen, the children do not go to school, and heaters are turned on everywhere.
Fact – 9
Egypt has more than 20 million Facebook users, an absolute record among the countries of the Middle East.
Fact – 10
The ancient Egyptians considered cats to be sacred animals. The locals still treat cats with respect.
Fact – 11
In Ancient Egypt, not only women, but also men used make-up. Eye paint was usually green (made of copper) or black (made of lead). The Egyptians believed that make-up had magical healing properties.
Fact – 12
Egypt earns the most from ships crossing the Suez Canal, from oil extraction and transportation, and from tourism.
Fact – 13
In Egypt, many houses do not have roofs. This is how the Egyptians evade taxes – there is no roof, which means that the building is unfinished.
Fact – 14
Without the Nile River, all of Egypt would be a desert. Only about 2.5 cm of precipitation falls in the country annually.
Fact – 15
The last queen of Egypt, Cleopatra, was not an Egyptian, but a Greek.
Fact – 16
To this day, only one wonder of the world has survived, and it is located in Egypt. This is the Pyramid of Cheops.
Fact – 17
There is a version that it was built by slaves. But in fact, the pyramid was built by hired workers.
Fact – 18
The pyramid that stands at the entrance to the Louvre in Paris was built in honor of the Pyramid of Cheops.
Fact – 19
The Aswan Dam is the main supplier of electricity in the country.
Fact – 20
Part of Egypt is located on the Sinai Peninsula, which is located on two continents at once – in Africa and Asia.
Fact – 21
Most of the country is occupied by deserts – the Sahara and the Libyan.
Fact – 22
In the capital of Egypt (Cairo) stands the tallest tower in the country, 187 meters high. The tower was built with money intended to bribe the president of Egypt.
Fact – 23
Cairo is one of only two cities in Africa with a metro. The subway carries 4 million people daily, and the first carriage on each train is reserved for women.
Fact – 24
The economy of Egypt is one of the most developed in the Middle East.
Fact – 25
Previously, all Egyptians were called Copts. Today, only the Christians of the country are called so.
Fact – 26
Ancient Egyptian medicine was considered advanced. Basically, all diseases were treated with enemas with different solutions.
Fact – 27
The tradition of exchanging wedding rings began in Ancient Egypt.
Fact – 28
The Nile River that flows in Egypt is the longest in the world. Its length is 6671 km.
Fact – 29
The most popular sport in Egypt is football.
Fact – 30
The Egyptians were the first to find out that there are 365 days in a year and proposed to divide the day into 24 hours.
