Egypt

Egypt, officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is an African nation on Earth.

History
"These are pre-Covenant Sangheili ruins. They were already ancient history before humanity built the pyramids."

- Spartan Olympia Vale comments on ruins on Sanghelios, comparing them to the pyramids of Egypt to signify their great age.

Ancient Egyptian civilization coalesced over 6,000 years prior to the end of the Covenant war. After the eventual unification of Earth's nations under the Unified Earth Government, Egypt's strategic location became vitally important to the United Nations Space Command. A was constructed to orbit its capital city geosynchronously and when the Covenant attacked in 2552, Cairo Station served as flag headquarters. Fighting during the Battle of Earth took place in Cairo itself.

Geography
It is bisected by the Nile River and is considered tropical and arid. Its capital city is Cairo, located near the Nile Delta.

Economy and Society
The Arab Republic of Egypt is considered a technological, economic, and military dynamo.

Trivia

 * Proper nouns from Egyptian mythology form the basis for a number of GEN2 MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor variants, in addition to the elite Spartan-IV fireteam, Fireteam Osiris. The artificial intelligence construct known as Sekmet, similarly, was named for the Egyptian goddess of the same name.
 * The New Cairo School of Advanced Medicine is an educational institution in the 26th Century, though it is currently unknown what precisely "New Cairo" signifies.

List of appearances

 * Halo 2
 * Halo: Ghosts of Onyx
 * Halo Legends
 * Origins
 * Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary
 * Terminals
 * Halo 4
 * Halo 2: Anniversary
 * Halo 5: Guardians
 * Halo Mythos