Egypt-Sudan
Kingdom of Egypt and Sudan المملكة المصرية والسودان (Arabic) | |
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Anthem: Salam Affandina | |
Capital and largest city | Cairo |
Official languages | Arabic |
Common languages | Egyptian Arabic, Nubian, Beja, Fur, English |
Religion | Secular state (majority Muslim or Christian) |
Demonym | Egyptian-Sudanese |
Government | Federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
• King | Abbas Hilmi |
• Prime Minister | ? |
Legislature | Parliament |
Senate | |
Chamber of Deputies | |
Formation | |
• Egyptian independence recognized by the United Kingdom | 1 March 1922 |
• Formation of Kingdom of Egypt and Sudan | 1950s? |
Currency | Egyptian-Sudanese pound |
Time zone | UTC+2 |
Date format | dd.mm.yyyy |
The Kingdom of Egypt and Sudan, commonly known as Egypt-Sudan is a country in north-eastern Africa. It borders Palestine and Arabia to the east, the Mediterranean sea to the north, the East African Federation to the south and Eritrea and Ethiopia to the south-east.
The Egyptian-Sudanese state is a parliamentary constitutional monarchy comprised of the two constituent countries of Egypt and Sudan. It is the successor state to the nominally-independent but British-occupied Kingdom of Egypt of the early 20th century and the condominium of Anglo-Egyptian Sudan. Egypt is considered the more powerful as well as more developed and populous of the two, a situation that has lead to political complications in the past and the institution of a federal style of governance. Although it is geographically situated in Africa, Egypt-Sudan - especially Egypt - has developed close cultural and political ties with the "Blue" European states, at times viewing itself as culturally European as opposed to Arab or African. It is a member of the Alliance of Free States.