Description & Facts: "Mother of the World" (Umm El Donnya) Arabic - , is the name Egyptians give to their country ... The mother in the Egyptian, Arabic and Muslim world is the most important member of the family, the center of all attention, without her a family is never UNITED nor nourished intellectually - Egypt is therefore considered by Egyptians to be the center of the world -- resembling a mother taking care of and nursing the world! Egypt, officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a country in North Africa that includes the Sinai Peninsula, a land bridge to Asia. Covering an area of about 1001450 square kilometers (386660 sq mi), Egypt borders Libya to the west, Sudan to the south, and the Gaza Strip and Israel to the east. The northern coast borders the Mediterranean Sea and the island of Cyprus; the eastern coast borders the Red Sea. Egypt is one of the most populous countries in Africa. The great majority of its estimated 78 million people (2007) live near the banks of the Nile River in an area of about 40000 square kilometers (15000 sq mi) where the only arable agricultural land is found. The large areas of the Sahara Desert are sparsely inhabited. About half of Egypt's residents live in urban areas, with the majority spread across the densely populated centers of greater Cairo, Alexandria and other major cities in the Nile Delta. Egypt is famous for its ancient civilization and some of the world's most famous monuments, including the Giza pyramid complex and the Great Sphinx. The