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 Egypt Government
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| Egypt
Government |
| Country
name: |
conventional long form: Arab Republic
of Egypt
conventional short form: Egypt
local short form: Misr
former: United Arab Republic (with Syria)
local long form: Jumhuriyat Misr al-Arabiyah |
| Government
type: |
republic |
| Capital: |
Cairo |
| Administrative
divisions: |
26 governorates (muhafazat, singular
- muhafazah); Ad Daqahliyah, Al Bahr al Ahmar, Al Buhayrah, Al Fayyum,
Al Gharbiyah, Al Iskandariyah, Al Isma'iliyah, Al Jizah, Al Minufiyah,
Al Minya, Al Qahirah, Al Qalyubiyah, Al Wadi al Jadid, Ash Sharqiyah,
As Suways, Aswan, Asyut, Bani Suwayf, Bur Sa'id, Dumyat, Janub Sina',
Kafr ash Shaykh, Matruh, Qina, Shamal Sina', Suhaj |
| Independence: |
28 February 1922 (from UK) |
| National
holiday: |
Revolution Day, 23 July (1952) |
| Constitution: |
11 September 1971 |
| Legal
system: |
based on English common
law, Islamic law, and Napoleonic codes; judicial review by Supreme
Court and Council of State (oversees validity of administrative decisions);
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations |
| Suffrage: |
18 years of age; universal and compulsory |
| Executive
branch: |
chief of state: President Mohammed
Hosni MUBARAK (since 14 October 1981)
head of government: Prime Minister Atef Mohammed ABEID (since 5 October
1999)
cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president
elections: president nominated by the People's Assembly for a six-year
term, the nomination must then be validated by a national, popular
referendum; national referendum last held 26 September 1999 (next
to be held NA October 2005); prime minister appointed by the president
election results: national referendum validated President MUBARAK's
nomination by the People's Assembly to a fourth term |
| Legislative
branch: |
bicameral system consists of the People's
Assembly or Majlis al-Sha'b (454 seats; 444 elected by popular vote,
10 appointed by the president; members serve five-year terms) and
the Advisory Council or Majlis al-Shura - which functions only in
a consultative role (264 seats; 176 elected by popular vote, 88 appointed
by the president; members serve six-year terms)
elections: People's Assembly - three-phase voting - last held 19 October,
29 October, 8 November 2000 (next to be held NA November 2005); Advisory
Council - last held May-June 2001
(next to be held NA 2007)
election results: People's Assembly - percent of vote by party - NDP
88%, independents 8%, opposition 4%; seats by party - NDP 398, NWP
7, Tagammu 6, Nasserists 2, LSP 1, independents 38, undecided 2; Advisory
Council - percent of vote by party - NDP 99%, independents 1%; seats
by party - NA |
| Judicial
branch: |
Supreme Constitutional Court |
| Political
parties and leaders: |
Liberal Party or LSP [leader NA];
Nasserist Arab Democratic Party or Nasserists [Dia' al-din DAWUD];
National Democratic Party or NDP [President Mohammed Hosni MUBARAK]
- governing party; National Progressive Unionist Grouping or Tagammu
[RIfaat EL-SAID]; New Wafd Party or NWP [No'man GOMA]; Socialist Liberal
Party or Al-Ahrar [Hilmi SALIM]
note: formation of political parties must be approved by the government |
| Political
pressure groups and leaders: |
despite a constitutional ban against
religious-based parties, the technically illegal Muslim Brotherhood
constitutes MUBARAK's potentially most significant political opposition;
MUBARAK tolerated limited political activity by the Brotherhood for
his first two terms, but moved more aggressively since then to block
its influence; civic society groups are sanctioned, but constrained
in practical terms; trade unions and professional associations are
officially sanctioned |
| International
organization participation: |
ABEDA, ACC, ACCT, AfDB, AFESD, AMF,
AU, BSEC (observer), CAEU, EBRD, FAO, G-15, G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD,
ICAO, ICC, ICCt (signatory), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO,
ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO, ITU, LAS, MINURSO, MONUC,
NAM, OAPEC, OAS (observer), OIC, OSCE (partner), PCA, UN, UNAMSIL,
UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNITAR, UNMIK, UNOMIG, UNRWA, UPU, WCO, WFTU,
WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO |
Diplomatic
representation
in the US: |
chief of mission: Ambassador M. Nabil
FAHMY
chancery: 3521 International Court NW, Washington, DC 20008
consulate(s) general: Chicago, Houston, New York, and San Francisco
FAX: [1] (202) 244-4319
telephone: [1] (202) 895-5400 |
Diplomatic
representation
from the US: |
chief of mission: Ambassador C. David
WELCH
embassy: 5 Latin America St., Garden City, Cairo
mailing address: Unit 64900, Box 15, APO AE 09839-4900
telephone: [20] (2) 797-3300
FAX: [20] (2) 797-3200 |
| Flag
description: |
three equal horizontal bands of red
(top), white, and black with the national emblem (a shield superimposed
on a golden eagle facing the hoist side above a scroll bearing the
name of the country in Arabic) centered in the white band; similar
to the flag of Yemen, which has a plain white band; also similar to
the flag of Syria, which has two green stars, and to the flag of Iraq,
which has three green stars (plus an Arabic inscription) in a horizontal
line centered in the white band |
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