Egypt Facts and Figures.

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Egypt Facts and Figures.
BASIC FACTS
Official name
Capital
Area

Arab Republic of Egypt
Cairo
997,739 sq km
385,229 sq mi

PEOPLE
Population

81,713,517 (2008 estimate)

Population growth
Population growth rate

1.68 percent (2008 estimate)

Projected population in 2025

103,573,056 (2025 estimate)

Projected population in 2050

127,563,256 (2050 estimate)

Population density

82 persons per sq km (2008 estimate)
213 persons per sq mi (2008 estimate)

Urban/rural distribution
Share urban

42 percent (2005 estimate)

Share rural

58 percent (2005 estimate)

Largest cities, with population
Cairo

7,500,000 (2003 estimate)

Giza

2,570,000 (2007 estimate)

Alexandria

3,750,000 (2007 estimate)

Port Said

469,000 (1998 estimate)

Suez

417,000 (1998 estimate)

Ethnic groups
Eastern Hamitic (Egyptians, Bedouin, and Berbers)

Greek, Nubian, Armenian, other European

99 percent

1 percent

Languages
Arabic (official); English and French widely understood by the educated
Religious affiliations
Muslim (mostly Sunni)

Coptic Christian and other

94 percent (official estimate)

6 percent (official estimate)

HEALTH AND EDUCATION
Life expectancy
Total

71.8 years (2008 estimate)

Female

74.5 years (2008 estimate)

Male

69.3 years (2008 estimate)

Infant mortality rate

28 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate)

Population per physician

472 people (2004)

Population per hospital bed

455 people (2003)

Literacy rate
Total

59.3 percent (2005 estimate)

Female

48.9 percent (2005 estimate)

Male

69.4 percent (2005 estimate)

Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP)
Number of years of compulsory schooling
Number of students per teacher, primary school

4.1 percent (1999-2000)
8 years (2002-2003)
22 students per teacher (2002-2003)

GOVERNMENT
Form of government
Head of state
Head of government
Legislature

Republic
President
Prime minister
Bicameral legislature

People's Assembly: 454 members

Advisory Council: 264 members

Voting qualifications
Constitution
Highest court
Armed forces

Total number of military personnel

Military expenditures as a share of gross domestic product (GDP)

First-level political divisions

Universal and compulsory at age 18
11 September 1971, amended in 1980, 2005, and 2007
Supreme Constitutional Court
Army, Navy, Air Force

468,500 (2004)

4 percent (2003)

26 governorates

ECONOMY
Gross domestic product (GDP, in U.S.$)
GDP per capita (U.S.$)

$107 billion (2006)
$1,449.20 (2006)

GDP by economic sector
Agriculture, forestry, fishing

14.1 percent (2006)

I ndustry

38.4 percent (2006)

Services

47.5 percent (2006)

Employment
Number of workers

23,110,745 (2006)

Workforce share of economic sector
Agriculture, forestry, fishing

30 percent (2003)

I ndustry

20 percent (2003)

Services

50 percent (2003)

Unemployment rate

11 percent (2003)

National budget (U.S.$)
Total revenue

$25,969 million (2006)

Total expenditure

$28,892 million (2006)

Monetary unit
1 Egyptian pound (£E), consisting of 100 piastres

Agriculture
Cotton, rice, tomatoes, wheat, maize, sugarcane, potatoes, oranges, livestock

Mining
Petroleum, natural gas, phosphate rock, iron ore, salt, uranium

Manufacturing
Textiles, chemicals, metals, petroleum products

Major exports
Petroleum and petroleum products, textiles, vegetables and fruit, clothing and accessories, aluminum products

Major imports
Machinery and transportation equipment, basic manufactures, food products, chemicals

Major trade partners for exports
Italy, United States, Netherlands, India, and Israel

Major trade partners for imports
United States, Germany, Saudi Arabia, Italy, and Australia

ENERGY, COMMUNICATIONS, AND TRANSPORTATION
Electricity production
Electricity from thermal sources

84.74 percent (2003 estimate)

Electricity from hydroelectric sources

14.97 percent (2003 estimate)

Electricity from nuclear sources

Electricity from geothermal, solar, and wind sources

0 percent (2003 estimate)

0.30 percent (2003 estimate)

Number of radios per 1,000 people

317 (1997)

Number of telephones per 1,000 people

140 (2005)

Number of televisions per 1,000 people

175 (2000 estimate)

Number of Internet hosts per 10,000 people

0.49 (2003)

Daily newspaper circulation per 1,000 people

31 (1999)

Number of motor vehicles per 1,000 people

30 (1997)

Paved road as a share of total roads

81 percent (2004)

SOURCES
Basic Facts and People sections
Area data are from the statistical bureaus of individual countries. Population, population growth rate, and population projections are from the United States Census Bureau,
International Programs Center, International Data Base (IDB) (www.census.gov). Urban and rural population data are from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United
Nations (UN), FAOSTAT database (www.fao.org). Largest cities population data and political divisions data are from the statistical bureaus of individual countries. Ethnic divisions and
religion data are largely from the latest Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook and from various country censuses and reports. Language data are largely from the
Ethnologue, Languages of the World, Summer Institute of Linguistics International (www.sil.org).

Health and Education section
Life expectancy and infant mortality data are from the United States Census Bureau, International Programs Center, International database (IDB) (www.census.gov). Population per
physician and population per hospital bed data are from the World Health Organization (WHO) (www.who.int). Education data are from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and
Cultural Organization (UNESCO) database (www.unesco.org).

Government section

Government, independence, legislature, constitution, highest court, and voting qualifications data are largely from various government Web sites, the latest Europa World Yearbook,
and the latest Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook. The armed forces data is from Military Balance.

Economy section
Gross domestic product (GDP), GDP per capita, GDP by economic sectors, employment, and national budget data are from the World Bank database (www.worldbank.org). Monetary
unit, agriculture, mining, manufacturing, exports, imports, and major trade partner information is from the statistical bureaus of individual countries, latest Europa World Yearbook,
and various United Nations and International Monetary Fund (IMF) publications.

Energy, Communication, and Transportation section
Electricity information is from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) database (www.eia.doe.gov). Radio, telephone, television, and newspaper information is from the United
Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) database (www.unesco.org). Internet hosts, motor vehicles, and road data are from the World Bank database
(www.worldbank.org).

Note
Figures may not total 100 percent due to rounding.

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