 Egypt
Facts and Figures
Source: CIA World Factbook |
| Coordinates |
27 00 N, 30 00 E |
| Area |
total: 1,001,450 sq km land: 995,450 sq km water: 6,000 sq km |
| Climate |
desert; hot, dry summers with moderate winters |
| Terrain |
vast desert plateau interrupted by Nile valley and delta |
| Population |
80,335,036 (July 2007 est.) |
| Languages |
Arabic (official), English and French widely understood by educated classes |
| Imports |
machinery and equipment, foodstuffs, chemicals, wood products, fuels |
| Exports |
crude oil and petroleum products, cotton, textiles, metal products, chemicals |
| Hazards |
periodic droughts; frequent earthquakes, flash floods, landslides; hot, driving windstorm called khamsin occurs in spring; dust storms, sandstorms |
| Resources |
petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, phosphates, manganese, limestone, gypsum, talc, asbestos, lead, zinc |
| 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; size, and juxtaposition to Israel, establish its major role in Middle Eastern geopolitics; dependence on upstream neighbors; dominance of Nile basin issues; prone to influxes of refugees |
| Nationality |
noun: Egyptian(s) adjective: Egyptian |
| Capital |
name: Cairo geographic coordinates: 30 03 N, 31 15 E time difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Friday in April; ends last Thursday in September |
| Internet Country Code |
.eg |
| Internet Users |
5 million (2005) |
|
