Arab Republic of Egypt

Capital: Cairo

Total Area: 386,662.01 sq mi,1,001,450.00 sq km,(slightly more than three times the size of New Mexico)

Population: 69,536,644 (July 2001 est.)

Estimated Population in 2050: 113,002,084

Languages: Arabic (official), English and French widely understood by educated classes

Literacy: 51.4% total, 63.6% male, 38.8% female (1995 est.)

Religions: Muslim (mostly Sunni) 94%, Coptic Christian and other 6%

Life Expectancy: 61.62 male, 65.85 female (2001 est.)

Government Type: republic

Currency: 1 Egyptian pound = 100 piasters

GDP (per capita): $3,600 (2000 est.)

Industry: textiles, food processing, tourism, chemicals, hydrocarbons, construction, cement, metals

Agriculture: cotton, rice, corn, wheat, beans, fruits, vegetables; cattle, water buffalo, sheep, goats

Arable Land: 2%

Natural Resources: petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, phosphates, manganese, limestone, gypsum, talc, asbestos, lead, zinc

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