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Egypt. Wyatt J. Ewert. Geography. Climate: (Desert) Hot, dry climate. Moderate winters. Location: Northern Africa, between Libya and Gaza Strip, borders Mediterranean Sea, borders Red Sea north of Sudan, includes the Asian Sinai Peninsula. General Info. Population: 82,079,636
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Egypt Wyatt J. Ewert
Geography • Climate: (Desert) Hot, dry climate. Moderate winters. • Location: Northern Africa, between Libya and Gaza Strip, borders Mediterranean Sea, borders Red Sea north of Sudan, includes the Asian Sinai Peninsula.
General Info • Population: 82,079,636 • Ethnicity: 99.6% Egyptian, 0.4% Other • Languages: Arabic (Official), English and French (Both Understood in classes. • Religions: 90% Muslim (Mostly Sunni), 9% Coptic, 1% Christian.
Education • Expenditure: 3.8% of GDP. • Literacy: 83% Males, 59.4% Females, 71.4% Total.
Health • Infant Mortality Rate: 25.2 deaths/ 1000 Live Births. • Life Expectancy; 70.07 years for Males, 75.38 years for Females.
Government • Type: Republic. • Current Leader: Prime Minister EssamAdbel Aziz SHARAF. • Stability: Unstable.
Economics • Income per Capita: $6,200 • Industries: Textiles, food processing, tourism, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, hydrocarbons, construction, cement metals, light manufactures. • Industrial Production Growth Rate: 4.4%
Current Events • First election since President Hosni Mubarak. • Tens of thousands ready to vote for a new government. • 2,357 Independent candidates running for 57 seats. • 1,452 Party-affiliated candidates are running for 112 seats. • Nearly 17 million now eligible for voting.
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