Egypt is officially the Arab Republic of Egypt since 1977.
Egypt ( [ ˈiːdʒɪpt ] ; مِصر , مَصر , Kimi ) , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt , is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia by a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula . United Arab Republic . Egypt continued to be known officially as the `` United Arab Republic '' until 1971 .