| BACKGROUND |
| Official Name of the Country |
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| National Anthem |
| My Country, My Country, My Country |
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| National Day |
23 July |
| Capital City |
Cairo |
| Other Major Cities |
Alexandria, Giza, Shubra El-Kheima, Port Said |
| Official Language(s) |
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| GEOGRAPHY AND CLIMATE |
| Location and Geographic Coordinates |
| (27 00 N, 30 00 E) Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Libya and the Palestine (Gaza Strip), and the Red Sea north of Sudan, and includes the Asian Sinai Peninsula |
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| Total Area |
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| Total Land Area |
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| Total Water Area |
6,000 km² |
| Land Boundaries |
2,612 km |
| Border Countries |
4 border countries: Libya (1,115 km); Palestine (13 km); Sudan (1,276 km); Occupying Israel (208 km) |
| Coastline |
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| Climate and Weather |
The climate in Egypt is generally moderate; it is mostly hot or warm during the day, and cool at night. In the coastal regions, daytime average temperatures range between a minimum 14°C in winter and maximum 30°C in summer. In deserts the temperatures vary considerably, especially in summer; when they may range from 7°C at night, to 52°C during the day. While the winter temperatures in deserts do not fluctuate so wildly, they can be as low as 0°C at night, and as high as 18°C during the day. It hardly ever rains during the summer. |
| SOCIETY AND DEMOGRAPHICS |
| Nationality |
Egyptian |
| Human Development Index |
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| Human Development Index Rank |
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| Population, Total |
112,716,600 Number (2023) |
| Growth Rate of Population, Annual |
1.54 Percent (2023) |
| Total Fertility Rate |
2.85 Births per Woman (2023) |
| Population Density, per km2 |
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| Adult Literacy Rate |
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| ECONOMY AND SECTORS |
| Rate of Exchange, per USD, End of Period |
| 24.69 National Currency Units (2022) |
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| GDP, Current Prices |
| 409,306,889,921 USD (2022) |
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| GDP per Capita (Current Prices) |
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| Government Expenditure on Education, % of GDP |
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| Current Health Expenditure, % of GDP |
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| Unemployment Rate, Ages 15+, Both Sexes |
6.27 Percent (2024) |
| Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), Inward Flows (Current Prices in Millions) |
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| ODA: Total, Net (Current Prices in Millions) |
5,817 USD (2022) |
| Merchandise Exports |
48,398,807,224 USD (2022) |
| Main Merchandise Export Partners |
Spain, Türkiye, Italy, Korea, Netherlands |
| Merchandise Imports |
80,139,803,076 USD (2022) |
| Main Merchandise Import Partners |
China, Saudi Arabia, United States, India, Germany |
| Intra-OIC Merchandise Exports |
16,869,066,692 USD (2022) |
| Main Merchandise Export Partners (in the OIC) |
Türkiye, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Morocco, Libya |
| Intra-OIC Merchandise Imports |
20,959,627,525 USD (2022) |
| Main Merchandise Import Partners (in the OIC) |
Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, Kuwait, UAE, Indonesia |
| Natural Resources |
Petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, phosphates, manganese, limestone, gypsum, talc, asbestos, lead, rare earth elements, zinc |
| Main Agricultural Products |
Tomatoes; Paddy rice; Wheat; Indigenous cattle meat; Indigenous chicken meat; Indigenous buffalo meat; Whole fresh buffalo milk; Whole fresh cow milk |
| LOGISTIC |
| Time Zones |
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| Country Code |
20 |
| Electricity |
220 V, C / F |
| Emergency Numbers |
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| Police |
122 |
| Ambulance |
180 |
| Fire |
123 |
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| Presidency |
https://www.egypt.gov.eg/english/info/presidency.aspx |
| Prime Ministry |
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| Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation |
http://www.agr-egypt.gov.eg |
| Ministry of Civil Aviation |
http://www.civilaviation.gov.eg |
| Ministry of Culture |
http://www.moc.gov.eg |
| Ministry of Defense |
http://www.mod.gov.eg |
| Ministry of Electricity and Energy |
http://www.moee.gov.eg |
| Ministry of Environment |
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| Ministry of Finance |
http://www.mof.gov.eg |
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
http://www.mfa.gov.eg |
| Ministry of Health and Population |
http://www.mohp.gov.eg |
| Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research |
http://moe.gov.eg |
| Ministry of Interior |
http://www.moiegypt.gov.eg |
| Ministry of Local Development |
http://www.mold.gov.eg |
| Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Wealth |
http://www.petroleum.gov.eg |
| Ministry of Planning, Monitoring and Administrative Reform |
http://mpmar.gov.eg |
| Ministry of Social Solidarity |
http://www.moss.gov.eg |
| Ministry of State for Military Production |
http://www.momp.gov.eg |
| Ministry of Transportation |
http://www.mot.gov.eg |
| Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation |
https://www.mwri.gov.eg |
| Ministry of Youth and Sports |
http://www.emss.gov.eg |
| National Statistical Office |
http://www.capmas.gov.eg |
| Central Bank / Monetary Authority |
http://www.cbe.org.eg |
| Development Assistance Agency |
http://eapd.gov.eg |
| Higher Education Authority |
http://www.egy-mhe.gov.eg |
