Egypt

Egipto is a country of Africa. His capital is Cairo. It is one of the most populous countries of Africa. It has more than 15 millions inhabitants. The majority of the population is in the banks of the river Nile and in the Delta where there is the unique zone of fertile land. The half of the residents in Egypt they live in urban areas, especially in the centers densely filled with Cairo, Alexandria and of other important cities. The climate in Egypt is characterized in general for being very warm in summer and moderated in winter.
Egypt is famous for his ancient civilization and his monuments, as the pyramids and the great sphinx. Egypt is a political and cultural important center of the Near East. The Arabic is the official language of the country. The current currency is the libra.
The religion was very important for the ancient Egyptians. They were polytheistic. They believed in more than 700 gods and different goddesses. Some importants gods were: Anubis, Isis, Horus, Amón. The pyramids served as tombs for the Egyptians. Giza's Great Pyramid, constructed by Keops, is one of seven Marvels of the Ancient World.
Tutankamon was a young Pharaoh that died at the age of 19. People say that they killed it with a blow to the head. Rumors say that every person that they enter to the place of his tomb, they die to a little time of strange illness.

We chose Egypt because his history is very interesting, their gods and godsess, piramids and his sphinx.