Egypt
Basic Information
Information about Egypt - With thanks to the CIA World Fact Book
Official
Name: The Arab
Republic of Egypt
Government Type: Republic
Capital: Cairo
Population: 81,713,520 (June 2008 Est.) 95% of which live in an area of just
36,000 Km2 (The Nile Valley & Delta). That's more than 70 million people living in an area the size of Belgium,
or just a quarter the size of the state of Florida.
Borders: Israel (266km), Gaza Strip
(11km), Libya (1115km), Sudan (1273km)
Topography: 96.4% of the country's area is made up of barren
hills, mountains and desert. The remainder constitutes the Arable Nile Valley and Delta region where the vast
majority of the population live.
Chief of State: President Mohammed Hosni Mubarak
Religions: Muslim (mostly Sunni) 90%, Coptic 9%, other Christian
1%
Languages: Arabic (official), English and French widely understood by educated
classes
Area:
total: 1,001,450 sq
km
land: 995,450 sq km
water: 6,000 sq
km
The Egyptian landmass is roughly equivocal in size to:
-
1.5 x
the size of texas
-
Spain
and France combined
-
South
Australia
-
4 x the
size of New Zealand
-
South
Africa
-
4.5 x
the size of Great Britain
Coastline: 2,450 km
Economy: Tourism,
Oil and Gas, Suez Canal Revenues, Monies sent home by Egyptians working abroad.
Natural Resources: Petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, phosphates, manganese,
limestone, gypsum, talc, asbestos, lead, zinc
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