
Egypt
General information
Capital: Al-Qahirah (Cairo)
Currency unit: Egyptian pound
Official language: Arabic
Area: 1,001,450 km²
Population in million: 97.6
GDP per capita (current US dollars): 2,413
GDP per capita, PPP (current international $): 11,583
Demography
Labor force participation rate (% of total population ages 15+): 48.0
Annual growth rate of the population: 1.9 %
Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births): 18.8 %
Life expectancy at birth: 71.5 ans
Youth literacy rate Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24): 76 %
Production
Gross domestic product (GDP) in billions of US dollars: 235.00
Agriculture value added of GDP: 11.5
Industry value added of GDP: 33.8
Services value added of GDP:
Trade
Total exports in billions of US dollars: 27.73
Total imports in billions of US dollars: 68.20
Major manufactured products (as % of total exports) :
Nitrogenous fertilisers (3.50 %)
Insulated wire, cable and other insulated electric conductors (2.59 %)
Men's suits, ensembles, jackets, blazers and trousers (1.49 %)
Women's suits, ensembles, jackets, blazers and dresses (1.07 %)
Flat-rolled products of iron or steel, hot-rolled (1.01 %)
Weight of major primary products excluding minerals and oil (as % of total exports) :
Citrus fruit (1.77 %)
Cheese (1.16 %)
Potatoes (0.72 %)
Cane or beet sugar (0.63 %)
Rice (0.62 %)