EgyptWyatt J. Ewert

Geography

• Climate: (Desert) Hot, dry climate. Moderate winters.

• Location: Northern Africa, between Libya and Gaza Strip, borders Mediterranean Sea, borders Red Sea north of Sudan, includes the Asian Sinai Peninsula.

General Info

• Population: 82,079,636• Ethnicity: 99.6% Egyptian, 0.4% Other• Languages: Arabic (Official), English and

French (Both Understood in classes.• Religions: 90% Muslim (Mostly Sunni), 9%

Coptic, 1% Christian.

Education

• Expenditure: 3.8% of GDP.• Literacy: 83% Males, 59.4% Females, 71.4%

Total.

Health

• Infant Mortality Rate: 25.2 deaths/ 1000 Live Births.

• Life Expectancy; 70.07 years for Males, 75.38 years for Females.

Government

• Type: Republic.• Current Leader: Prime Minister Essam Adbel

Aziz SHARAF.• Stability: Unstable.

Economics

• Income per Capita: $6,200• Industries: Textiles, food processing, tourism,

chemicals, pharmaceuticals, hydrocarbons, construction, cement metals, light manufactures.

• Industrial Production Growth Rate: 4.4%

Current Events

• First election since President Hosni Mubarak.• Tens of thousands ready to vote for a new

government.• 2,357 Independent candidates running for 57

seats.• 1,452 Party-affiliated candidates are running

for 112 seats.• Nearly 17 million now eligible for voting.

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