Egitto

Arab Republic of Egypt

GEOGRAPHY:
Location:-------------- Northern Africa
Area:
Total Area:--- 1,001,450 sq. km
Land Area:--- 995,450 sq. km
Capital City:------------- Cairo
Natural Resources:--------- Petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, phosphates,
maganese, limestone, gypsum, talc, asbestos, lead, zinc

PEOPLE:
Population:-------------- 66,050,004
Literacy Rate:----------- 51.4% of total population, (Males: 63.6%,
Females:38.8%)
Languages:---------------- Arabic (official), English and French (widely
understood by educated classes)
Religions:---------------- 94% Muslim (mostly Sunni), 6%- Coptic Christian
and other (official estimates)

VITAL STATISTICS:
Birth Rate:--------------- 27.82 (per 1,000 population)(1997)
Death Rate:--------------- 8.56 (per 1,000 population)
Infant Mortality Rate:----------- 71 (deaths per 1,000 live births)
Fertility Rate:-------------- 3.5 (per woman)
Life Expectancy at Birth:
Total population:--- 61.75 (Males:59.8, Female:63.8)

GOVERNMENT:
Type of Government:------------- Republic
Independence:------------- February 28, 1922 (from UK)
President:--------------- Mohammed Hosni Mubarak
Prime Minister:----------- Kamal Ganzouri

ECONOMY:
GDP:--------------- purchasing power parity - $183.9 billion (1996)
GDP real growth rate:-- 4.9%
GDP per capita:-- $2,900
Inflation Rate (consumer prices):--------------- 7.3% (1996)
National Budget:
Revenues:--- $17.4 billion
Expenditures:--- $18.8 billion
External Debt:------------- $31 billion
Currency:---------------- 1 Egyptian pound = 100 piasters
Labor Force:-------------- 17.4 million (1996)
Unemployment Rate:-------------- 9.4% (1995-96 official estimate)
Agriculture:--------------- Cotton, rice, corn, wheat, beans, fruits,
vegetables; cattle, water buffalo, sheep, goats; fish (annual catch about
14,000 metric tons)
Industries:------------- Textiles, food processing, tourism, chemicals,
petroleum, construction, cement, metals.
Exports:--------------- $4.6 billion
Commodities:--- Crude oil and petroleum products, cotton yarn, raw
cotton, textiles, metal products, chemicals
Imports:--------------- $13.8 billion
Commodities:--- Machinery and equipment, foods, fertilizers, wood
products, durable consumer goods, capital goods

DEFENCE:
Defence Expenditures:------------ exchange rate conversion - $3.28 billion,
8.2% of GDP

Geography:Egypt is located at the northeast corner of Africa on the Mediterranean Sea.
The Suez Canal between the Arabian Desert and the Sinai Penisula was opened Nov. 17
1869