Egypt

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Facts

Population: 80,335,036 (July 2007 est.).

Age structure: 0-14 years: 32.2% (male 13,234,428/female 12,631,681) 15-64 years: 63.2% (male 25,688,703/female 25,082,200) 65 years and over: 4.6% (male 1,576,376/female 2,121,648) (2007 est.).

Population growth rate: 1.721% (2007 est.).

Birth rate: 22.53 births/1,000 population (2007 est.).

Death rate: 5.11 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.).

Net migration rate: -0.21 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.).

Sex ratio: at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.048 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.024 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.743 male(s)/female total population: 1.017 male(s)/female (2007 est.).

Infant mortality rate: total: 29.5 deaths/1,000 live births male: 31.22 deaths/1,000 live births female: 27.68 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.).

Life expectancy at birth: total population: 71.57 years male: 69.04 years female: 74.22 years (2007 est.).

Total fertility rate: 2.77 children born/woman (2007 est.).

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: less than 0.1% (2001 est.).

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: 12,000 (2001 est.).

HIV/AIDS - deaths: 700 (2003 est.).

Nationality: noun: Egyptian(s) adjective: Egyptian.

Ethnic groups: Egyptian 98%, Berber, Nubian, Bedouin, and Beja 1%, Greek, Armenian, other European (primarily Italian and French) 1%.

Religions: Muslim (mostly Sunni) 90%, Coptic 9%, other Christian 1%.

Languages: Arabic (official), English and French widely understood by educated classes.

Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 71.4% male: 83% female: 59.4% (2005 est.).

GDP (purchasing power parity): $334.4 billion (2006 est.).

GDP - real growth rate: 6.8% (2006 est.).

GDP - per capita (PPP): $4,200 (2006 est.).

GDP - composition by sector: agriculture: 14.7% industry: 35.5% services: 49.8% (2006 est.).

Labor force: 21.8 million (2006 est.).

Labor force - by occupation: agriculture: 32% industry: 17% services: 51% (2001 est.).

Population below poverty line: 20% (2005 est.).

Household income or consumption by percentage share: lowest 10%: 4.4% highest 10%: 25% (1995).

Inflation rate (consumer prices): 6.5% (2006 est.).

Unemployment rate: 10.3% (2006 est.).

Budget: revenues: $21.32 billion expenditures: $31.83 billion; including capital expenditures of $2.7 billion (2006 est.).

Agriculture - products: cotton, rice, corn, wheat, beans, fruits, vegetables; cattle, water buffalo, sheep, goats.

Industries: textiles, food processing, tourism, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, hydrocarbons, construction, cement, metals, light manufactures.

Industrial production growth rate: 5.1% (2006 est.).

Electricity - production: 91.72 billion kWh (2004).

Electricity - consumption: 84.49 billion kWh (2004).

Electricity - exports: 1 billion kWh (2004).

Electricity - imports: 200 million kWh (2004).

Exports: $24.22 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.).

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

Exports - partners: US 13%, Italy 9.3%, Spain 7.7%, Syria 5.5%, France 4.9%, Germany 4.8%, Saudi Arabia 4.7% (2005).

Imports: $35.86 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.).

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

Imports - partners: US 10.6%, Germany 7%, China 6.5%, France 6.3%, Italy 5.8%, Saudi Arabia 4.8% (2005).

Debt - external: $29.59 billion (30 June 2006 est.).

Economic aid - recipient: ODA, $1.12 billion (2002).

Currency (code): Egyptian pound (EGP).

Exchange rates: Egyptian pounds per US dollar - 5.725 (2006), 5.78 (2005), 6.1962 (2004), 5.8509 (2003), 4.4997 (2002).

Fiscal year: 1 July - 30 June.