Global Network Egypt

GN Code: GNEGY

President: Dr. Helmi Sallam, team@link.com.eg

About Egypt

National name: Jumhuriyat Misr al-Arabiyah

Language: Arabic (official), English and French

Capital: Cairo

Government type: Republic

National holiday: Revolution Day, 23 July (1952)

Currency: Egyptian pound

Area: 386,660 sq.mile (1,001,450 sq.km)

Population: (2005 est.) 77,505,756

Population density: per sq.mile: 200

Age structure:
0-14 years: 33%
15-64 years: 62.6%
65 years and over: 4.4%

Median age:
total: 23.68 years
male: 23.31 years
female: 24.05 years

Economic summary: GDP/PPP (2004 est.): $316.3 billion; per capita $4,200

Labor force: 20.71 million, agriculture 32%, industry 17%, services 51% (2001 est.)

Natural resources: petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, phosphates, manganese, limestone, gypsum, talc, asbestos, lead, zinc

Industries: textiles, food processing, tourism, chemicals, hydrocarbons, construction, cement, metals

Exports: $11 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Exports commodities: crude oil and petroleum products, cotton, textiles, metal products, chemicals

Imports: $19.21 billion f.o.b.(2004 est.)

Imports commodities: machinery and equipment, foodstuffs, chemicals, wood products, fuels