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GeographyLocation: Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Libya andthe Gaza Strip
Area: Land boundaries: total 2,689 km, Gaza Strip 11 km, Israel 255 km, Libya 1,150 km, Sudan 1,273 km Coastline: 2,450 km
PeoplePopulation: 62,359,623 (July 1995 est.)
Age structure:
Population growth rate: 1.95% (1995 est.) Birth rate: 28.69 births/1,000 population Death rate: 8.86 deaths/1,000 population Net migration rate: -0.35 migrant(s)/1,000 population Infant mortality rate: 74.5 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
Total fertility rate: 3.67 children born/woman Ethnic divisions: Eastern Hamitic stock (Egyptians, Bedouins, and Berbers) 99%, Greek, Nubian, Armenian, other European (primarily Italian and French) 1% Religions: Muslim (mostly Sunni) 94% (official estimate), Coptic Christian andother 6% (official estimate) Languages: Arabic (official), English and French widely understood by educatedclasses
Literacy:
age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)
Government
Names:
Type: republic Capital: Cairo Independence: 28 February 1922 (from UK) Constitution: 11 September 1971
EconomyNational product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $151.5 billion National product real growth rate: 1.5% National product per capita: $2,490 Inflation rate (consumer prices): 8% Unemployment rate: 20%
Electricity:
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