Egypt and Sudan
The United Kingdom of Egypt and Sudan, commonly known as Egypt and Sudan or the UKES is a state located in the Mediterranean Region. Egypt and Sudan is situated in north-eastern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, the Red Sea, and SchenaRah.
It is a decentralized federation of sixteen provinces, governed as a parliamentary constitutional monarchy. The federal capital of the kingdom is Cairo (a city-province), home of the nation’s Parliament as well as the residence of the King and the official seat of the Government.
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| Region | Mediterranean |
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| Capital | Cairo |
| Official Language(s) | Arabic |
| Leader | HM King Ahmad Al-Khalil |
| Population | 86 million |
| Currency | Egyptosudanese Pound (ESP) |
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The UKES rejoined the United Nations on 22 January 2005 after it resigned on 18 November 2004 protesting a number of newly passed resolutions.
Egypt and Sudan is a technologically advanced and industrialized nation, largely self-sufficient in energy due to its relatively large deposits of fossil fuels, nuclear energy generation, and hydroelectric power capabilities. The Egyptosudanese economy has become widely diversified, however it relies heavily on industrialization and the abundance of natural resources and trade, particularly with the other Mediterranean neighbours, with which it has a long, extensive relationship.
History
Main article: History of Egypt and Sudan
The history of Egypt and Sudan is the longest continuous history, as a unified state, of any country in the world; however, historians have usually divided it into eight periods. Please read the article titled History of Egypt and Sudan for a brief summary of the history of the UKES.
Politics
Main article: Politics of Egypt and Sudan
The United Kingdom of Egypt and Sudan is a constitutional monarchy with a federal system of parliamentary government based on strong democratic traditions. The political system under which Egypt and Sudan operates was first set forth by the Faraman of the Constitution in 1801 granted by HM King Abd-Allah IX, and has been amended several times. The Constitution protects individual and political freedoms, including freedom of religion. Although religion and state are separate, a few historical ties remain; the Royal family is Muslim. Freedom of speech also is protected.
The Head of State and theoretical ultimate source of power in the United Kingdom of Egypt and Sudan is The Egyptosudanese Monarchy, currently His Majesty King Ahmad Al-Khalil. The longer the monarch reigns, the greater the degree of his experience and knowledge, something all governments and prime ministers tap into in their weekly confidential meetings with the monarch. The Egyptosudanese Monarchy is informally referred to as the Sun Throne, meanwhile the Royal Court of the United Kingdom of Egypt and Sudan is known as The Sublime Porte. Firaman of Royal Assent is required for all acts of Parliament and the legislatures, which sit at His Majesty’s pleasure. Persons swearing allegiance to Egypt and Sudan, such as immigrants, soldiers, and parliamentarians, swear allegiance to His Majesty as King of the United Kingdom of Egypt and Sudan and as the legal embodiment of Egyptosudanese sovereignty. However, to a great extent the political head of the country is the Prime Minister of Egypt and Sudan, who must have the support of the Assembly of Representatives, the Lower House of Parliament. In formal terms, the Crown in Parliament is sovereign.
The more important house of parliament, Majlis Al-Nuwab or the Assembly of Representatives , has 453 members, and is elected once every five years by proportional representation. Like a number of other countries worldwide with proportional representation, Egypt and Sudan has mostly had coalition governments which have usually been unstable.
The executive branch of government is headed by the Prime Minister of Egypt and Sudan who appoints the Ministers and State Secretaries of the cabinet. The Prime Minister is the head of the cabinet, and as such, coordinates the policy of the government. The current Prime Minister is Laila Fawzy since October 2005.
