Ten things you might not know about Egypt

1 The official modern and Arabic name for Egypt is Misr

2 The Ancient Egyptian name for the country was Kemet meaning 'Black land'

3 Since 1922 Egypt has had 5 flags

4 Egypt is the worlds 30th largest country

5 Because population centres are mainly centred along the Nile valley and delta  99% of the population use only 5.5% of the total land area

6 The sand dunes that form the Libyan and Sahara deserts surrounding Egypt were known to the Ancient Egyptians as the 'Red Land' and protected them from their neighbouring threats

7 Football (soccer) is the national sport of Egypt

8 Egypt has taken part in the summer Olympics since 1912

9 Cairo the capital on Egypt is the largest city in Africa and the Arab world with a population of more than 8,100,000 people

10 Egypt recognises only three religions, Islam, Christianity and Judaism