After the 3.56bn euros rebate is taken into account, the UK's net contribution was 7.25bn euros (Â£5.85bn), according to the EU financial report .This represents around 0.87 per cent of UK public spending in 2011 - approximately the same amount spent on the NHS.
Egypt: The Origin of the Name, Egypt. The Origin of the Word, Egypt. by Nermin Sami and Jimmy Dunn. Over the millenniums, Egypt has had many names in many different languages. Today, its official name is Junhuriyah Misr al-Arabiyah, which in English means the Arab Republic of Egypt.
Such is the confusion with ancient Egyptian names. The most simple names in ancient Egypt were nouns or adjectives, such as Neferet, meaning beautiful woman. Others took the form of statements such as Rahotep, meaning Ra is satisfied, or Khasekhemwy, meaning the two powers appear. Many ancient Egyptian names contained the name of a god.