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Country information |
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| Capital: |
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Cairo
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Country names:
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| Conventional long form |
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Arab Republic of Egypt
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| Conventional short form |
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Egypt
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| Local long form |
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Jumhuriyat Misr al-Arabiyah
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| Lokal short form |
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Misr
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United Arab Republic (with Syria)
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Languages
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| Main language |
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Arabic, Egyptian Spoken
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| Total number of people using the Language in all countries |
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42,500,000
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| Other languages |
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Adyghe, Albanian Tosk, Amharic, Arabic East Egyptian Bedawi spoken, Arabic Egyptian spoken, Arabic Libyan spoken, Arabic Moroccon spoken, Arabic Sa idi spoken, Arabic South Levantine spoken, Arabic Standard, Arabic Sudan spoken, Armenian, Bedawi, Domari, Greek, Italian, Kenuzi dongola, Nobiin, Oromo West Central, Siwi
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Arabic Western Egyptian Bedawi Spoken, Bedawi, Fadicca, Fadicha, Fadija, Fedicca, Fedija, Fiadidja, Fiyadikkya, Levantine Bedawi Arabic, Libyan Spoken Arabic, Lower Egypt Arabic, Maghrebi Arabic, Mahas, Metoki, Nile Nubian, Normal Egyptian Arabic, Oasis Berber, Sa
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Cairene Arabic, Dongola, Eastern Libyan Arabic, Helebi, Kenuz, Middle Egypt Arabic, Nawar, North Delta Arabic, North Levantine Bedawi Arabic, Northeast Egyptian Bedawi Arabic, South Central Delta Arabic, South Levantine Bedawi Arabic, Southern Libyan Arabic, Tripolitanian Arabic, Upper Egypt Arabic, Western Egyptian Bedawi Arabic
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| Other dialects: |
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Ghagar, Kenuzi, Kenzi, Kunuzi
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Internet:
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| Domain |
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.eg
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| Internet users |
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560,000 (2001)
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| Internet Service Providers (ISPs) |
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50 (2000)
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Geography:
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| Geographic coordinates |
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27 00 N, 30 00 E
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| Area (sq km) |
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1,001,450.0
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| Land boundaries (km) |
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2,665.0
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Economy:
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| Currency |
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Egypt Pounds
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| International identification letter for vehicles |
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ET
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| Gross domestic product (US $) |
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258 Bio. (2001*)
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| Industrial production growth rate (%) |
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1.8% (2001*)
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Imports (US $)
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164 Bio. (f.o.b.. 2001*)
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| Inflation rate |
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2.3% (2001)
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People:
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| Population |
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70,712,345
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| Age structure (%) |
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- 0 - 14 years
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33.96% (M: 12,292,185; F: 11,721,469)
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- 15 - 64 years
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62.18% (M: 22,190,637; F: 21,775,504)
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| - 65 years and over |
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3.86% (M: 1,191,091; F: 1,541,459)
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| Labor force |
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20.6 Mio. (2001*)
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