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Discount &
Deal Headquarters
for the Cairo Egypt Area |
Everybody Loves
Discounts & Deals! |
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Egypt
- Location |
Northern Africa, bordering the
Mediterranean Sea, between Libya and the Gaza Strip, and the Red Sea north
of Sudan, and includes the Asian Sinai Peninsula |
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Area
- Total |
1,001,450 sq km |
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Area
- Land |
995,450 sq km |
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Area
- Water |
6,000 sq km |
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Geographic Coordinates |
27 00 N, 30 00 E |
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Coastline |
2,450 km |
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Elevation Highest |
Mount Catherine 2,629 m |
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Elevation Lowest |
Qattara Depression -133 m |
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Birth rate |
23.84 births/1,000 population
(2004 est.) |
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Death rate |
5.3 deaths/1,000 population
(2004 est.) |
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Life expectancy - Male |
68.22 years |
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Life expectancy - Female |
73.31 years (2004 est.) |
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Languages |
Arabic (official), English
and French widely understood by educated classes |
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Independence |
28 February 1922 (from UK)
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Flag
Description |
Three equal horizontal bands of
red (top), white, and black with the national emblem (a shield superimposed
on a golden eagle facing the hoist side above a scroll bearing the name of
the country in Arabic) centered in the white band; similar to the flag of
Yemen, which has a plain white band; also similar to the flag of Syria,
which has two green stars, and to the flag of Iraq, which has three green
stars (plus an Arabic inscription) in a horizontal line centered in the
white band |
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Internet Code |
.eg |
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Airports |
89 (2003 est.) |
| Bordering
Countries |
Gaza, Israel,
Libya, Sudan |
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Records |
Longest river in the world =
Nile (6671 Km).
Most populous urban agglomeration in Africa = Cairo (population = 10.6 M) |
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