Kingdom of Egypt

Cairo

Authoritarian Regime

Neutral

The Kingdom of Egypt is a minor North African country, releasable from the United Kingdom. While a puppet of the UK in real life, in-game it does not exist, having cores on British Egypt.

Much of Egypt is the Sahara Desert, and the western part is inpassable. The Nile River is surrounded by plains. The most important part is the Suez Canal, which reduces travel time to and from the Mediterranean Sea. Another important area is the Nile Valley where most of Egypt's manpower resides. Egypt consists of eight states.

Released, Egypt borders the United Kingdom, Italy, and France. Under certain circumstances, it may also border Libya, Sudan, Israel, or Palestine.

Played correctly, Egypt can become a North African powerhouse, capable of turning the war in one side's favor. One can also aim to get the Freegypt achievement, however that requires releasing Egypt as a puppet and taking control of it.

Historical Background[edit]

Egypt had already been under British occupation from 1882, when they would take it from the Ottomans. During the First World War, the Ottomans tried to attack the Suez Canal, but were repulsed.

During 1922, Egypt declared independence under King Fuad, but British troops still continued to occupy the country. The British still retained control of the Suez Canal.

King Fuad died in 1936 and King Farouk took over. Alàrmed by the Italian invasion of Ethiopia, he negotiated the withdrawal of British troops from Egypt, except at the Suez Canal.

After the outbreak of the Second World War, Egypt remained neutral, severing ties with the Axis Powers. However, when the Italians joined the war, Egypt was invaded by Italian forces, and the British used Egypt as a base of operations to protect the Suez Canal.

After a series of intense battles against the Germans and italians, including the decisive El Alamein, the Axis Powers were finally kicked out from Egypt in 1942.

Egypt would remain a British protectorate until 1952, where a coup overthrew the monarchy and ended British military presence in Egypt.

Technology[edit]

Egypt starts with 2 research slots.

Starting Technology
Army Technology	Naval Technology	Air Technology	Electronics & Industry
Basic Infantry Eq.

National focus[edit]

Generic national focus tree.

Main article: Generic national focus tree

Egypt, lacking a unique national focus tree, uses the generic national focus tree instead.

The generic focus tree has 5 main branches:

Army Effort gives army experience and research bonuses to army research.
Aviation Effort gives air experience, builds air bases, and research bonuses to air research.
Naval Effort gives navy experience, builds naval dockyards, and research bonuses to navy research.
Industrial Effort builds civilian and military factories (usually even if building slots are already full)and grants extra research slots.
Political Effort gives the country choices on which political path they will take.