Muslim (mostly Sunni) 90%, Coptic 9%, other Christian 1%
Eastern Orthodox 98%, Jewish 1.5%, Baptist and other 0.5% (2000)
Languages
Arabic (official), English and French widely understood by educated classes
Moldovan (official, virtually the same as the Romanian language), Russian, Gagauz (a Turkish dialect)
Exports
crude oil and petroleum products, cotton, textiles, metal products, chemicals
foodstuffs, textiles, machinery
External Debt
$33,740,000,000 $
$5,200,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
Egyptian pounds (EGP) per US dollar - 5.4 (2008 est.), 5.67 (2007), 5.725 (2006), 5.78 (2005), 6.1962 (2004)
Moldovan lei (MDL) per US dollar - 10.326 (2008 est.), 12.177 (2007), 13.131 (2006), 12.6 (2005), 12.33 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
3.400%
0.400%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
1
1
Location
Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Libya and the Gaza Strip, and the Red Sea north of Sudan, and includes the Asian Sinai Peninsula
