Egypt (Fidem Pacis)

The Kingdom of Egypt is a sovereign state located in north-eastern Africa, centred around the banks of the River Nile. With a population of some 98 million, it is the second most populous country in Africa and also the second largest, after the Kingdom of Africa. Although the Egyptian civilization has thrived nonstop for more than five thousand years, over the centuries it has been greatly affected  by Jewish, Arab, Nubian and above all Greek influences, resulting in a highly syncretic blend of cultures that remains strong to this day.

Modern Egypt began in 1770, when the expanding Funj Empire of Nubia conquered the Roman province of Egypt. In 1821 a revolution started by the Greco-Coptic middle class overthrew the Funj rulers and installed a Greek dynasty in their place. Nubia nevertheless remained part of the kingdom and still is today, despite the current insurgency fighting for independence.