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Country name Egypt, in 35 editions.
The entry for Egypt published Country name in 35 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 12 editions. Each is shown as published. Country name in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 12
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Long-form name” (1990 to 1992), “Names” (1993 to 1995), “Name of country” (1996) and “Country name” (1997 to 2025).
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2025 edition
Changed since 2024The same text in 3 editions, 1990 to 1992.
Published as “Long-form name”
Arab Republic of Egypt
Arab Republic of Egypt
Published as “Names”
- conventional long form:
- Arab Republic of Egypt
- conventional short form:
- Egypt
- local long form:
- Jumhuriyat Misr al-Arabiyah
- local short form:
- none
- former:
- United Arab Republic (with Syria)
Rewritten: too little of the 1992 text remains to mark the changes.
conventional long form:
Arab Republic of Egypt
conventional short form:
Egypt
local long form:
Jumhuriyat Misr al-Arabiyah
local short form:
none
former:
United Arab Republic (with Syria)
The entry for Egypt did not include Country name.
Published as “Names”
- conventional long form:
- Arab Republic of Egypt
- conventional short form:
- Egypt
- local long form:
- Jumhuriyat Misr al-Arabiyah
- local short form:
- none
- former:
- United Arab Republic (with Syria)
conventional long form:
conventional short form:
local long form:
local short form:
former:
Published as “Name of country”
- conventional long form:
- Arab Republic of Egypt
- conventional short form:
- Egypt
- local long form:
- Jumhuriyat Misr al-Arabiyah
- local short form:
- none
- former:
- United Arab Republic (with Syria)
conventional long form: Arab Republic of Egypt
conventional short form: Egypt
local long form: Jumhuriyat Misr al-Arabiyah
local short form: none
former: United Arab Republic (with Syria)
- conventional long form:
- Arab Republic of Egypt
- conventional short form:
- Egypt
- local long form:
- Jumhuriyat Misr al-Arabiyah
- local short form:
- none
- former :
- United Arab Republic (with Syria)
conventional long form: Arab Republic of Egypt
conventional short form: Egypt
local long form: Jumhuriyat Misr al-Arabiyah
local short form: noneformer: former : United Arab Republic (with Syria)
The same text in 3 editions, 1998 to 2000.
- conventional long form:
- Arab Republic of Egypt
- conventional short form:
- Egypt
- local long form:
- Jumhuriyat Misr al-Arabiyah
- local short form:
- Misr
- former:
- United Arab Republic (with Syria)
conventional long form: Arab Republic of Egypt
conventional short form: Egypt
local long form: Jumhuriyat Misr al-Arabiyah
local short form: none Misrformer : former: United Arab Republic (with Syria)
- conventional long form:
- Arab Republic of Egypt conventional short form: Egypt local long form: Jumhuriyat Misr al-Arabiyah local short form: Misr former: United Arab Republic (with Syria)
conventional long form: Arab Republic of Egypt
The same text in 2002 and 2003.
- 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
conventional long form: Arab Republic of Egypt
conventional short form: Egypt local long form: Jumhuriyat Misr al-Arabiyah
local short form: Misr
former: United Arab Republic (with Syria)
local long form: Jumhuriyat Misr al-Arabiyah
The same text in 5 editions, 2004 to 2008.
- conventional long form:
- Arab Republic of Egypt
- conventional short form:
- Egypt
- local long form:
- Jumhuriyat Misr al-Arabiyah
- local short form:
- Misr
- former:
- United Arab Republic (with Syria)
conventional long form: Arab Republic of Egypt
conventional short form: Egypt
local long form: Jumhuriyat Misr al-Arabiyah
local short form: Misr
former: United Arab Republic (with Syria)
local long form: Jumhuriyat Misr al-Arabiyah
The same text in 6 editions, 2009 to 2014.
- conventional long form:
- Arab Republic of Egypt
- conventional short form:
- Egypt
- local long form:
- Jumhuriyat Misr al-Arabiyah
- local short form:
- Misr
- former:
- United Arab Republic (with Syria)
conventional long form:
Arab Republic of Egypt
conventional short form:
Egypt
local long form:
Jumhuriyat Misr al-Arabiyah
local short form:
Misr
former:
United Arab Republic (with Syria)
- conventional long form:
- Arab Republic of Egypt
- conventional short form:
- Egypt
- local long form:
- Jumhuriyat Misr al-Arabiyah
- local short form:
- Misr
- former:
- United Arab Republic (with Syria)
conventional long form:
conventional short form:
local long form:
local short form:
former:
The same text in 7 editions, 2016 to 2022.
- conventional long form:
- Arab Republic of Egypt
- conventional short form:
- Egypt
- local long form:
- Jumhuriyat Misr al-Arabiyah
- local short form:
- Misr
- former:
- United Arab Republic (with Syria)
- etymology:
- the English name "Egypt" derives from the ancient Greek name for the country "Aigyptos";
- the Arabic name "Misr" can be traced to the ancient Akkadian "misru" meaning border or frontier
conventional long form: Arab Republic of Egypt
conventional short form: Egypt
local long form: Jumhuriyat Misr al-Arabiyah
local short form: Misr
former: United Arab Republic (with Syria)
etymology: the English name "Egypt" derives from the ancient Greek name for the country "Aigyptos"; the Arabic name "Misr" can be traced to the ancient Akkadian "misru" meaning border or frontier
The same text in 2023 and 2024.
- conventional long form:
- Arab Republic of Egypt
- conventional short form:
- Egypt
- local long form:
- Jumhuriyat Misr al-Arabiyah
- local short form:
- Misr
- former:
- United Arab Republic (short-lived unification with Syria)
- etymology:
- the English name "Egypt" derives from the ancient Greek name for the country "Aigyptos";
- the Arabic name "Misr" can be traced to the ancient Akkadian "misru" meaning border or frontier
conventional long form: Arab Republic of Egypt
conventional short form: Egypt
local long form: Jumhuriyat Misr al-Arabiyah
local short form: Misr
former: United Arab Republic (with (short-lived unification with Syria)
etymology: the English name "Egypt" derives from the ancient Greek name for the country "Aigyptos"; the Arabic name "Misr" can be traced to the ancient Akkadian "misru" meaning border or frontier
- conventional long form:
- Arab Republic of Egypt
- conventional short form:
- Egypt
- local long form:
- Jumhuriyat Misr al-Arabiyah
- local short form:
- Misr
- former:
- United Arab Republic (short-lived unification with Syria)
- etymology:
- the English name Egypt derives from the ancient Greek name for the country, "Aguptos," and the ancient Roman name, "Aegyptus," with the Greek form coming from the words aia gupos , or "land of the vulture;" the Arabic name for the country, Misr, can be traced to the Assyrian word misir , meaning "fort"
conventional long form: Arab Republic of Egypt
conventional short form: Egypt
local long form: Jumhuriyat Misr al-Arabiyah
local short form: Misr
former: United Arab Republic (short-lived unification with Syria)
etymology: the English name "Egypt" Egypt derives from the ancient Greek name for the country "Aigyptos"; country, "Aguptos," and the ancient Roman name, "Aegyptus," with the Greek form coming from the words aia gupos , or "land of the vulture;" the Arabic name "Misr" for the country, Misr, can be traced to the ancient Akkadian "misru" Assyrian word misir , meaning border or frontier "fort"
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Egypt: Country name.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/egypt/country-name.