Egypt officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia, via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is the world's only contiguous Eurafrasian nation. Most of Egypt's territory of 1,010,408 square kilometres (390,000 sq mi) lies within the Nile Valley. Egypt is a Mediterranean country.
It is bordered by the Gaza Strip and Israel to the northeast, the Gulf of Aqaba to the east, the Red Sea to the east and south, Sudan to the south and Libya to the west. Egypt has one of the longest histories of any modern country, arising in the tenth millennium BC as one of the world's first nation states.[14] Considered a cradle of civilisation, Ancient Egypt experienced some of the earliest developments of writing, agriculture, urbanisation, organised religion and central government in history. Iconic monuments such as the Giza Necropolis and its Great Sphinx, as well the ruins of Memphis,
With over 89 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. The great majority of its people live near the banks of the Nile River, an area of about 40,000 square kilometres (15,000 sq mi), where the only arable land is found. The large regions of the Sahara desert, which constitute most of Egypt's territory, are sparsely inhabited. About half of Egypt's residents live in urban areas, with most spread across the densely populated centres of greater Cairo, Alexandria and other major cities in the Nile Delta.
Thebes, Karnak, and the Valley of the Kings, reflect this legacy and remain a significant focus of archaeological study and popular interest worldwide. Egypt's rich cultural heritage is an integral part of its national identity, having endured and at times assimilated various foreign influences, including Greek, Persian, Roman, Arab, Ottoman, and European. Although Christianised during the common era, it was subsequently Islamised due to the Islamic conquests of the 7th century.
Face value | Family number | English name | Scientific name
1959.01
08.08.1959
Emigrants' association convention
10m
185
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
1967.01
07.06.1967
International tourist year
35m
9
Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis
1992.01
18.03.1992
Festivals
10p
93
Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops
1994.01
03.03.1994
Festivals
15p
207
Common Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla
15p
185
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
and
185
Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica
15p
109
Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
15p
232
European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
1998.01
05.06.1998
World environment day
2v set
1£
25
White Stork Ciconia ciconia
imp
and
46
African Swamphen Porphyrio madagascariensis
and
185
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
2001.01
05.12.2001
Festivals
30p
163
Clark's Nutcracker Nucifraga columbiana
30p
66
Western Gull Larus occidentalis
30p
109
Blue-and-yellow Macaw Ara ararauna
30p
238
Blue-grey Tanager Thraupis episcopus
2002.01
03.12.2002
Festivals
30p
92
White-fronted Bee-eater Merops bullockoides
30p
185
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
30p
92
Southern Carmine Bee-eater Merops nubicoides
30p
87
Lilac-breasted Roller Coracias caudatus
2004.01
27.11.2004
Festivals
2v set
30p
232
House Finch Haemorhous mexicanus
2010.01
05.06.2010
World environment day
2.5£
48
Siberian Crane Grus leucogeranus
2014.01
02.12.2014
Birds
1.25£
70
Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis
1.25£
93
Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops
1.25£
87
European Roller Coracias garrulus
1.25£
92
European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
1.25£
106
Sooty Falcon Falco concolor
1.25£
159
Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus
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