Egypt

Egypt is a country in northeast Africa. Its capital city is Cairo. It serves a very prominent role in the Old Testament as the nation that enslaved the soon-to-be Israelites and granted them release until after the 10 Plagues

In modern times, Egypt has become famous for its ancient monuments, such as the Pyramids and the Sphinx.

History
Egypt has one of the longest histories of any country in the world. As a province of the Roman Empire, it became Christian and some Coptic Church people are there after more than a thousand years of Muslim rule. The Fatimid Caliphate ruled Egypt in the tenth through twelfth centuries. Mamlukes ruled it until 1798 when Napoleon defeated them. Muhammad Ali Pashasoon took over and started a dynasty of Khedives under the Ottoman Empire. The Empire fell apart after World War I. Egypt became an independent country in 1922 and the khedive became a king. Egypt is a member of the United Nations and the Arab League. It became a republic after the Army's revolution of 1952.