Official Name: Jumhuriah Misr al-‘Arabiyah (Arab Republic of Egypt)
Currency: Egyptian pound
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Hemisphere: Northern
Continent: Africa
Location: NE corner of Africa. Neighbors: Libya on W, Sudan on S, Israel, Gaza Strip
on E.
Area: 385,229 sq mi, 997,739 sq km
Form of Government: Republic with one legislative house (People’s Assembly 454) Council 150
Population: (2007) 73,358,000
Population Density: (2007) persons per sq mi 190.4, persons per sq km 73.5
Principal Language(s): Arabic (official), English, French widely understood by educated classes.
Religions: Muslim (mostly Sunni) 90%, Coptic 9%
Capital: Cairo
Capital Population: 7,787,000
Capital Average Temperature: Maximum: 21.7 degrees Celsius, 71.1 degrees Fahrenheit
Major Cities: Alexandria 4,110, Al-Jizah 2,950, Shubra al-Khaymah 871, Port Said 470
Topography: Almost entirely desolate and barren, with hills and mountains in E and along the Nile. The Nile Valley where most of the people live stretches 550 mi
Economy: G.D.P. $ 431.9 billion
G.D.P. per Capita: $ 5,400
Vital Statistics: Birth rate per 1,000 population (2005): 25.5 (world avg. 20.3). Death rate per 1,000 population (2005); 6.4 (world avg. 8.6) Total fertility rate (avg. births per childbearing woman 2006) 2.83. Life expectancy at birth (2006) male 69.2 years; female 73.6 years
Government Website: www.egypt.gov.eg
Reference Sources: The World Almanac 2009, The New York Times Almanac 2009, Time Almanac 2009, World Climate website.
