Egypt


 * By Brooke Sands & Melissa Wesner **

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**Enemies:** Lebanon, Syria, Palestine, Qatar
 * Allies:** Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Anatolia, Mesopotamia, Iran

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 * Languages:** Arabic (official) English and French widely understood by educated classes
 * Ethnic Groups **** : ** Egyptian 98%, Berber, Nubian, Bedouin, and Beja 1%, Greek, Armenian, other European (primarily Italian and French) 1%

**Population:** 78,887,007 people  **Literacy Rate:**  71.4% ( male 83%; female 59.4%) 
 * National Holiday** : Revolution Day (July 23, 1952)

15-64 years ( male 26,257,440; female 25,627,390) 65 and older ( male 1,636,560; female 2,208,455) 
 * Age Structure: **<span style="font-family: Arial; background: white; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;"> <span style="font-family: 'Goudy Old Style'; background: white; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">0-14 years ( male 13,292,961; female 12,690,711)


 * <span style="font-family: Papyrus; background: white; color: #cc9900; font-size: 16pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">Median Age **<span style="font-family: Arial; background: white; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">:: <span style="font-family: 'Goudy Old Style'; background: white; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">24 ( both male and female) <span style="font-family: Arial; background: white; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">


 * <span style="font-family: Papyrus; background: white; color: #ff6600; font-size: 16pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">Population Growth Rate **<span style="font-family: 'Goudy Old Style'; background: white; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">: 1.75% <span style="font-family: Arial; background: white; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">


 * <span style="font-family: Papyrus; background: white; color: #cc9900; font-size: 16pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">Birth Rate **<span style="font-family: Arial; background: white; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">: <span style="font-family: 'Goudy Old Style'; background: white; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">22.21 births/ 1000 population <span style="font-family: Arial; background: white; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">


 * <span style="font-family: Papyrus; background: white; color: #ff6600; font-size: 16pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">Infant Mortality Rate **<span style="font-family: Arial; background: white; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">: <span style="font-family: 'Goudy Old Style'; background: white; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">31.33 deaths/ 1000 live births


 * <span style="font-family: Papyrus; background: white; color: #cc9900; font-size: 16pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">Life Expectancy **<span style="font-family: Arial; background: white; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">: <span style="font-family: 'Goudy Old Style'; background: white; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">male 68.77 female: 73.93 <span style="font-family: Arial; background: white; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">

<span style="font-family: Arial; background: white; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">
 * <span style="font-family: Papyrus; background: white; color: #ff6600; font-size: 16pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">Nationality **<span style="font-family: Arial; background: white; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">: <span style="font-family: 'Goudy Old Style'; background: white; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">Egyptian
 * <span style="font-family: Papyrus; background: white; color: #cc9900; font-size: 16pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">Fertility Rate: **<span style="font-family: 'Goudy Old Style'; background: white; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">2.83 children/ woman

<span style="font-family: Papyrus; background: white; color: #ff6600; font-size: 16pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">**Religions:** Islam (mostly Sunni) 90%, Coptic 9%, Christian 1%, other 6%

<span style="font-family: Papyrus; background: white; color: #cc9900; font-size: 16pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">**Government:** Republic



<span style="font-family: Papyrus; background: white; color: #cc9900; font-size: 16pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: Arial; msoansilanguage: EN-US; msofareastlanguage: EN-US; msobidilanguage: AR-SA;">**Location** <span style="font-family: 'Goudy Old Style'; background: white; color: black; font-size: 16pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: Arial; msoansilanguage: EN-US; msofareastlanguage: EN-US; msobidilanguage: AR-SA;">Egypt is situated in northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea. Libya is on its western border and the Gaza Strip and the Red Sea makes up the eastern border. The Sudan lies on Egypt's southern border. <span style="font-family: 'Goudy Old Style'; background: white; font-size: 16pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">

<span style="font-family: Papyrus; background: white; color: #ff6600; font-size: 16pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">**Natural Resources:** <span style="font-family: Arial; background: white; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;"> <span style="font-family: 'Goudy Old Style'; background: white; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">Natural resources: petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, phosphates, mananese, limestone, gypsum, talc, asbestos, lead, zinc <span style="font-family: Arial; background: white; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">


 * <span style="font-family: Papyrus; background: white; color: #cc9900; font-size: 16pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">Climate: **<span style="font-family: 'Goudy Old Style'; background: white; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">desert; hot, dry summers with moderate winters <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; background: #ff00a1; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">

**<span style="font-family: Papyrus; background: white; color: #cc9900; font-size: 16pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">Water: **<span style="font-family: 'Goudy Old Style'; background: white; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">6,000 sq km <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; background: white; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;"> **<span style="font-family: Papyrus; background: white; color: #cc9900; font-size: 16pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">Land: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; background: white; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;"> <span style="font-family: 'Goudy Old Style'; background: white; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">995,450 sq km <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; background: white; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">
 * Area Total: ** <span style="font-family: 'Goudy Old Style'; background: white; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">1,001,450 sq km <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; background: white; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">

<span style="font-family: Wingdings; color: #ffcc00; font-size: 22pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">« <span style="font-family: 'Goudy Old Style'; background: white; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">Slightly more than 3X the size of New Mexico <span style="font-family: Wingdings; color: #ffcc00; font-size: 22pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msoansilanguage: EN-US; msofareastlanguage: EN-US; msobidilanguage: AR-SA;">« <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman';">

Egyptian food: The egyptian kitchen is renowned for its tasty dishes to which millions of visitors to Egypt have gained an appeal. A large number og elegant restaurants in major cities offer delicious oriental selections such as Kefta,**, Kebab, Mulukhia, Tahina Salad, Hamam Mahshi (Grilled Pigeon), Baba Ghanough, Mixed Green Salad, Vine Leaves, Foul and Ta'meya and Kusheri.**


 * Pigeon (Hamam Mahshi)**<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> are raised throughout Egypt, and when stuffed with seasoned rice and grilled, constitute a national delicacy. If you visiting Egypt, beware: local restaurants sometimes serve the heads buried in the stuffing.



**Bbouzat haleeb** or <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', 'sans-serif';"> ** ice cream ** <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> is a totally different experience from the rich American ice cream. Its quite light and gummy in texture. It actually stretches a bit as you spoon it. Misika (Arabic gum) and shalab (an extract from the tubers of orchids) can be found in most Mid-Eastern markets

**Trotter (kwaree'a)** are the feet of cow or sheep, etc. .. The preferred use of cow Kaware small or medium-old - and Served with Egyptian Fatta with Garlic



The Great Sphinx and The Pyramids of Giza || [|Pyramids]

Egypt Lyrics of Nation Anthem: My country, my country, my country, You have my love and my heart. My homeland, my homeland, my homeland, You have my love and my heart. Egypt! O mother of all lands, My hope and my ambition, And on all people Your Nile has countless graces

My homeland, my homeland, my homeland, My love and my heart are for thee. My homeland, my homeland, my homeland, My love and my heart are for thee.

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