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.
Geography: controls Sinai Peninsula, only land bridge between Africa and remainder of Eastern Hemisphere; controls Suez Canal, a sea link between Indian Ocean and Mediterranean Sea.
Capital: Cairo. Area: total: 1,001,450 sq km, land: 995,450 sq km, water: 6,000 sq km.
Industries: textiles, food processing, tourism, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, hydrocarbons, construction, cement, metals, light manufactures. Languages: Arabic (official), English and French widely understood by educated classes. National Holiday: Revolution Day, 23 July (1952). Currency (Code): Egyptian pound (EGP).
Population: 80,471,869 (July 2010 est.) Labor force: 26.1 million (2009 est.).
GDP (purchasing power parity):
• $500.9 billion (2010 est.)
• $475.7 billion (2009 est.)
• $454.8 billion (2008 est.)
GDP - real growth rate:
• 5.3% (2010 est.)
• 4.6% (2009 est.)
• 7.2% (2008 est.)
GDP - per capita (PPP):
• $6,200 (2010 est.)
• $6,000 (2009 est.)
• $5,900 (2008 est.)
Budget:
• Revenues: $46.82 billion
• Expenditures: $64.19 billion (2009 est.)
Public debt:
• 80.5% of GDP (2010 est.)
• 80.9% of GDP (2009 est.)
Debt - external:
• $30.61 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
• $29.66 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Stock of direct foreign investment - at home:
• $72.41 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
• $66.71 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad:
• $4.9 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
• $4.272 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Imports:
• $46.52 billion (2010 est.)
• $45.56 billion (2009 est.)
Exports:
• $25.34 billion (2010 est.)
• $23.09 billion (2009 est.)
Military expenditures: 3.4% of GDP (2005 est.)
Airports: 86
Airports - with paved runways: 73
Over 3,047 m: 15
• 2,438 to 3,047 m: 36
• 1,524 to 2,437 m: 15
• 914 to 1,523 m: 2
• Under 914 m: 5
Airports - with unpaved runways: 13
• 2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
• 1,524 to 2,437 m: 3
• 914 to 1,523 m: 5
• Under 914 m: 4
Heliports: 6
Aircraft Departures: Not Available
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