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Capital Egypt : |
Cairo .
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| Land Boudaries Border Country Egypt :
| Gaza Strip 11 km, Israel 266 km, Libya 1,115 km, Sudan 1,273 km .
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| Climate Egypt :
| desert; hot, dry summers with moderate winters .
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| Life expectancy Egypt :
| 70.71 years .
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| Fertility rate Egypt :
| 2.95 children born/woman (2004 est.) .
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| Government type Egypt :
| republic .
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| Population Egypt :
| 76,117,421 (July 2004 est.) .
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| Area Total Egypt :
| 1,001,450 sq km .
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| Telephones Main Lines In Use Egypt :
| 8,735,700 (2003) .
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| Telephones Mobile Cellular Egypt :
| 5,797,500 (2003) .
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| International Country Code Egypt :
| 20.
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| Sex ratio total Egypt :
| 1.02 male(s)/female (2004 est.) .
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| Sex Egypt ratio under 15 :
| 1.05 male(s)/female .
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| Sex Egypt ratio 15 64 :
| 1.02 male(s)/female .
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| Sex Egypt ratio 65 :
| 0.75 male(s)/female .
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| Current account balance Egypt :
| $3.874 billion (2003) |
| HIV Egypt :
| less than 0.1% (2001 est.) |
| Population below poverty line Egypt :
| 16.7% (2000 est.) |
| Literacy Egypt :
| 57,70% |
| House hold income lowest than 10% Egypt :
| 3,70% |
| House hold income highest than 10% Egypt :
| 29.5% (1999) |
| Inflation Egypt :
| 4.3% (2003 est.) |
| Unemployment Rate Egypt :
| 9.9% (2003 est.) |
| Internet Users Egypt :
| 2.7 million (2003) |
| Location Egypt :
| Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Libya and the Gaza Strip, and the Red Sea north of Sudan, and includes the Asian Sinai Peninsula |
| Geographic Coordinates Egypt :
| 27 00 N, 30 00 E |
| Religion Egypt :
| Muslim (mostly Sunni) 94%, Coptic Christian and other 6% |
| Administrative region Egypt :
| 26 governorates (muhafazat, singular - muhafazah); Ad Daqahliyah, Al Bahr al Ahmar, Al Buhayrah, Al Fayyum, Al Gharbiyah, Al Iskandariyah, Al Isma'iliyah, Al Jizah, Al Minufiyah, Al Minya, Al Qahirah, Al Qalyubiyah, Al Wadi al Jadid, Ash Sharqiyah, As Suways, Aswan, Asyut, Bani Suwayf, Bur Sa'id, Dumyat, Janub Sina', Kafr ash Shaykh, Matruh, Qina, Shamal Sina', Suhaj |
| Terrain Egypt :
| vast desert plateau interrupted by Nile valley and delta |
| Elevation extremes lowest Egypt :
| Qattara Depression -133 m |
| Elevation extremes highest Egypt :
| Mount Catherine 2,629 m |
| Natural resources Egypt :
| petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, phosphates, manganese, limestone, gypsum, talc, asbestos, lead, zinc |
| Land use arable land Egypt :
| 2,87% |
| Land use permanentcrops Egypt :
| 0,48% |
| Irrigated land Egypt :
| 33,000 sq km (1998 est.) |
| Natural hazards Egypt :
| periodic droughts; frequent earthquakes, flash floods, landslides; hot, driving windstorm called khamsin occurs in spring; dust storms, sandstorms |
| Environment current issues Egypt :
| agricultural land being lost to urbanization and windblown sands; increasing soil salination below Aswan High Dam; desertification; oil pollution threatening coral reefs, beaches, and marine habitats; other water pollution from agricultural pesticides, raw sewage, and industrial effluents; very limited natural fresh water resources away from the Nile which is the only perennial water source; rapid growth in population overstraining the Nile and natural resources |
| Geography note Egypt :
| controls Sinai Peninsula, only land bridge between Africa and remainder of Eastern Hemisphere; controls Suez Canal, a sea link between Indian Ocean and Mediterranean Sea; size, and juxtaposition to Israel, establish its major role in Middle Eastern geopolitics; dependence on upstream neighbors; dominance of Nile basin issues; prone to influxes of refugees |
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Divisions
Ad Daqahliyah
Al Bahr al Ahmar
Al Buhayrah
Al Fayyum
Al Gharbiyah
Al Iskandariyah
Al Isma'iliyah
Al Jizah
Al Minufiyah
Al Minya
Al Qahirah
Al Qalyubiyah
Al Wadi al Jadid
Ash Sharqiyah
As Suways
Aswan
Asyut
Bani Suwayf
Bur Sa'id
Dumyat
Janub Sina'
Kafr ash Shaykh
Matruh
Qina
Shamal Sina'
Suhaj
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