Head of state: Queen Elizabeth II, represented by a governor Prime minister: Ralph Gonsalves
Population
83,688,164
103,537
Life Expectancy
72.930 years
74.390 years
Capital City
Cairo
Largest city
Cairo (population: 7,734,610)
Kingstown (population: 24,518)
Human Development Index
0.716
0.766
GDP per capita
$6,600 US
Literacy Rate
71.4%
96%
Corruption Perception Index
2.8
6.5
Percentage of Women in Parliament
3.7%
18.2%
Wealthiest Citizens
Nassef Sawiris ($3.1bn US)
NA
Unemployment Rate
12.200%
Death Penalty
Legal
Legal
Political System
republic
parliamentary democracy
Independence date
28 February 1922 (from UK)
Religions
Muslim (mostly Sunni) 90%, Coptic 9%, other Christian 1%
Anglican 47%, Methodist 28%, Roman Catholic 13%, other (includes Hindu, Seventh-Day Adventist, other Protestant) 12%
Languages
Arabic (official), English and French widely understood by educated classes
English, French patois
Exports
crude oil and petroleum products, cotton, textiles, metal products, chemicals
External Debt
$33,740,000,000 $
Exchange Rate
Egyptian pounds (EGP) per US dollar - 5.4 (2008 est.), 5.67 (2007), 5.725 (2006), 5.78 (2005), 6.1962 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
3.400%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
1
0
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
Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago
Area
1,001,450 km sq
389 km sq
Coastline
2,450 km
84 km
Climate
desert; hot, dry summers with moderate winters
tropical; little seasonal temperature variation; rainy season (May to November)
