One of the Egypt's most famous figures, Cleopatra VII, was Greek!
Egypt is home to one of the earliest great civilizations.
The 365-day calendar that is divided into 12 months was invented in Egypt.
Egypt created the worlds first prosthetic limb which was a toe made from leather, wood, and thread and would date back all the way between 950 and 710 B.C.
Egypt is home to seven UNESCO-designated World Heritage sites: Abu Mena; ancient Thebes with its Necropolis; Historic Cairo; Memphis and its Necropolis; Nubian monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae; the Saint Catherine area; and even Wadi Al-Hitan, or Whale Valley, home to fossil remains of the earliest and now extinct form of whales!
Ancient Egypt produced one of history's earliest peace treaties, the Kadesh Peace Treaty, negotiated in 1259 B.C. with the Hittite Empire. In 1970 the government of Turkey gave a copy of the treaty to the United Nations, where it can now be seen at the entrance of the Security Council chambers.
Cairo has served as Egypt's capital for more than 1,000 years, but the government is building a new capital some 28 miles to the east to help ease congestion in Cairo.
The country's population is estimated to be 90% Muslim (mostly Sunni) and various Christian denominations make up the remaining 10%.
The Great Pyramids of Giza, which was probably completed around 2580 BC, is the oldest of the Giza pyramids and the largest pyramid in the world, and is the only surviving monument of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
The Nile river is not only the longest river in the world but is also the only river in the world that flows from south to north.

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