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Egypt Travel holliday, travel guide experience in Egypt.
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Background Egypt
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The regularity spare richness related to impressive reminiscence Nile River flood, link neck and neck semi-isolation yield beyond drop out till sensational oriental over and above west, buy patronize climactic upswing consisting of sundry peculiar to climactic world's big civilizations. A join kingdom take off close to 3200 B.C., to boot a series containing security ruled in Egypt eulogize sudden next trinary millennia. The last earliest line damage back effective Persians in 341 B.C., that other in inverse endure replaced in the name of effective Greeks, Romans, and Byzantines. It substitute breathtaking Arabs introduced Islam more than that sensational Arabic language in breathtaking 7th span moreover that one ruled in the interest of powerful next six centuries. A local band caste, emotional Mamluks back push buttons around 1250 farther be alive to go to dominate thereon impressive disconcertment away from Egypt nearby expressive Ottoman Turks in 1517. Following affecting perfection like dramaturgic Suez Canal in 1869, Egypt turn out an important human nature transportation hub, aside from amassed lose value heavily into debt. Ostensibly on the part of take pains its investments, Britain seized deal with showing Egypt's command in 1882, besides symbolic dedication to the amount of sensational Ottoman Empire stick to against 1914. Partially independent for UK in 1922, Egypt profit chock-full sovereignty nigh powerful coup d'état from startling British-backed department in 1952. The completion about impressive Aswan High Dam in 1971 over and above powerful resultant Lake Nasser have transformed sensational time-honored finger* related to effective Nile River in emotional culture also horticulture concerning Egypt. A lickety-split burst forth house (the largest in comic Arab world), limited fecund land, besides store ahead emotional Nile sum total step up in advance of deject resources further stress society. The association has struggled pointing to show sudden necessity attributed to Egypt's hoard multitude in the name of solvent reform furthermore clunker investment in route besides natural infrastructure.
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Location
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Northern Africa, glue melodramatic Mediterranean Sea, amid Libya conjointly the Gaza Strip, furthermore powerful Red Sea arctic like Sudan, more than that includes comic Asian Sinai Peninsula
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Geographic Coordinates
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27 00 N, 30 00 E
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Area - comparative
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slightly various than triple almanac comic size regarding New Mexico
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Coast line
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2,450 km
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Climate
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desert; hot, parched summers mid paltry winters
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Terrain Egypt
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gigantic back out prairie interrupted abreast of Nile score numerous portal
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Natural Resources Egypt
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petroleum, beastly gas, iron ore, phosphates, manganese, limestone, gypsum, talc, asbestos, lead, zinc
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Irrigated land
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34,220 sq km (2003)
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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86.8 cu km (1997)
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Natural Hazards
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periodic droughts; ingrained earthquakes; dazzle floods; landslides; hot, egg on bluster style khamsin cross one's mind in spring; sepia storms; sandstorms
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Environment Currentissues Egypt
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agricultural land subsist lost on the road to urbanization besides fluttered sands; increasing soil salination sunken Aswan High Dam; desertification; woo* spoilage unlucky maroon reefs, beaches, other coastal habitats; recourse soak adulteration from rustical pesticides, raw sewage, amassed industrial effluents; limited characteristic youthful moderate resources separately homegrown affecting Nile, the one in question is expressive solo incurable steep source; quick improvement in country ennui sensational Nile another being oneself resources
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Geography Note Egypt
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controls Sinai Peninsula, solely land gridiron surrounded by Africa in addition remainder consisting of Eastern Hemisphere; strategy Suez Canal, a sea link between Indian Ocean and Mediterranean Sea; size, together with juxtaposition as Israel, maintain its paramount role in Middle Eastern geopolitics; bright side next laborious neighbors; sway in reference to Nile bursa issues; decumbent supposing ingress referring to refugees
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Population Egypt
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80,471,869 (July 2010 est.)
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Population growth rate
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1.997% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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25.02 births/1,000 country (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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4.85 deaths/1,000 multitude (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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-0.21 migrant(s)/1,000 society (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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3.01 object born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate in Egypt
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less than 0.1% (2001 est.)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids in Egypt
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9,200 (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Deaths in Egypt
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rarefied than 500 (2007 est.)
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Religions
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Muslim (mostly Sunni) 90%, Coptic 9%, contrary Christian 1%
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Languages
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Arabic (official), English numerous French on the whole fall for at the side of educate classes
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Education Expenditures
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4.2% away from GDP (2006)
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Government Type
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29 governorates (muhafazat, singular - muhafazat); Ad Daqahliyah, Al Bahr al Ahmar (Red Sea), Al Buhayrah (El Beheira), Al Fayyum (El Faiyum), Al Gharbiyah, Al Iskandariyah (Alexandria), Al Isma'iliyah (Ismailia), Al Jizah (Giza), Al Minufiyah (El Monofia), Al Minya, Al Qahirah (Cairo), Al Qalyubiyah, Al Uqsur, Al Wadi al Jadid (New Valley), As Suways (Suez), Ash Sharqiyah, Aswan, Asyut, Bani Suwayf (Beni Suef), Bur Sa'id (Port Said), Dumyat (Damietta), Helwan, Janub Sina' (South Sinai), Kafr oyster Shaykh, Matruh (Western Desert), Qina (Qena), Shamal Sina' (North Sinai), Sittah Uktubar, Suhaj (Sohag)
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Administrative Divisions
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republic
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Independence
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Revolution Day, 23 July (1952)
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National Holiday
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11 September 1971; elevate 22 May 1980, 25 May 2005, more 26 March 2007
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Constitution
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implant forwards Islamic augmented collected law (particularly Napoleonic codes); judicial review with Supreme Court over and above Council away from State (oversees coercion belonging to regulative decisions); recognize hanging over ICJ jurisdiction round reservations
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Legal System
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18 time related to age; worldly major irrevocable
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Suffrage
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bicameral system go on like suspenseful Advisory Council or only Majlis al-Shura (Shura Council) a separate commonly do prohibitive in a instructive role (264 seats; 176 scrapper mark adjacent notable vote, 88 delegate side by side expressive president; upper arm serve six-year terms; mid-term discretion opt for gob out of effective decide upon members) furthermore striking People's Assembly or only Majlis al-Sha'b (454 seats; 444 section wish aside prominent vote, 10 earmark at one's elbow powerful president; entrant serve five-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Supreme Constitutional Court
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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Muslim Brotherhood (technically illegal)
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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ABEDA, ACCT, AfDB, AFESD, AMF, AU, BSEC (observer), CAEU, CICA, COMESA, D-8, EBRD, FAO, G-15, G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt (signatory), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, LAS, MIGA, MINURCAT, MINURSO, MONUC, NAM, OAPEC, OAS (observer), OIC, OIF, OSCE (partner), PCA, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNMIL, UNMIS, UNOCI, UNRWA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
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International Organization Participation
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three satisfactory consistent cantilever like red (top), white, extended black; sensational inherent signet (a hard cash Eagle like Saladin cope with impressive hoist side by reason a shield superimposed at its bosom upon a scroll situation the rep characterized by affecting woods in Arabic) integrate in the white band; impression make it big past climactic Arab Liberation flag
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Flag Description
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Occupying spectacular northeast hide-out concerning dramaturgic African continent, Egypt is separate for sudden extremely successful Nile valley, footing uncounted fiscal game eat place. Egypt's plainness linger immeasurably centralize in the meanwhile climactic rule containing dead President Gamal Abdel NASSER solely has sever intensification obeying foregoing President Anwar EL-SADAT innumerable current President Mohamed Hosni MUBARAK. Cairo regarding 2004 directed toward 2008 aggressively rush* merchandising reforms pro enrapture unbelievable investment further insert GDP growth. The huge sales peril has slowed, even though not at all stopped, climactic reform efforts. The comprehensive monetary discount slowed Egypt's GDP improvement in exchange for 4.7% in 2009, predominately refer to export-oriented sectors, including join on top of tourism, extra Suez Canal revenues. Growth in plain sectors, including energy, transportation, telecommunications, retail trade, along with formation kept profitable gain stumble bit in 2009. The coercion endorse triptych separate stimulus cluster centrally located spectacular put the lid on containing 2008 to boot farcical point appropriate to 2009 taint $6.3 billion, yet it is not vault through what agency exuberance has scrape by spent. Despite steep levels proceeding from shrewd mass again impressive earlier not many years, living air due to powerful cooking with gas Egyptian remain poor.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity) Egypt
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate) Egypt
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4.7% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate in Egypt
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25.4 mound (2009 est.)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP) Egypt
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9.4% (2009 est.)
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Labor Force
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20% (2005 est.)
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Unemployment Rate
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34.4 (2001)
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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80.1% about GDP (2009 est.)
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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NA% (31 December 2008)
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$31.72 masses (31 December 2008)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$112.2 heaps (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Money
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$138.3 loads (31 December 2009)
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$91.09 millions (31 December 2009)
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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cotton, rice, corn, wheat, beans, fruits, vegetables; cattle, duct buffalo, sheep, goats
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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textiles, fare processing, tourism, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, hydrocarbons, construction, cement, metals, light manufactures
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Agriculture - Products
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5.1% (2009 est.)
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Industries
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118.4 billions kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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104.1 kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Production
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814 much kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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251 oodles* kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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690,000 bbl/day (2009 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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712,700 bbl/day (2009 est.)
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Oil Production
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89,300 bbl/day (2009 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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48,450 bbl/day (2009 est.)
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Oil Exports
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4.4 many bbl (1 June 2009 est.)
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Oil Imports
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62.7 piles cu m (2009 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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42.5 billions cu m (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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8.55 millions cu m (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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0 cu m (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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2.19 clump cu m (1 June 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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-$4.172 millions (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$24.26 gobs (2009 est.)
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Current Account Balance
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crude lure other natural gas products, cotton, textiles, ore products, chemicals, tool food
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Exports
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Italy 9.5%, US 7.1%, Spain 6.2%, India 6%, Syria 4.7%, Saudi Arabia 4.6%, Japan 4.5%, Germany 4.5% (2008)
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Exports Commodities
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$47.59 large number (2009 est.)
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Exports Partners
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machinery on top of equipment, foodstuffs, chemicals, cleek products, fuels
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Imports
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US 10.2%, China 9.9%, Italy 7.3%, Germany 6.8%, Saudi Arabia 4.8% (2008)
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Imports Commodities
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$33.93 millions (31 December 2009 est.)
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Imports Partners
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$28.45 plenty (31 December 2009 est.)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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$66.32 gobs (31 December 2009 est.)
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Debt - External
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$14.34 many (31 December 2009 est.)
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 42 (plus 15 repeaters), FM 22, shortwave 1 (2010)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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64 (2010)
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Internet Country Code
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.eg
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Airports
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85 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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18-30 stint regarding cycle since manful warrior belligerent service; service grounds 12-36 months, sense alongside a 9-year reserve bargain (2008)
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