Map of Egypt Courtesy of CIA
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Vital Statistics
Areal extent: 1,001,450 sq.km.~
Population (1998): 65,675,000**
Population density: 65.6 per sq. km.
Urban population (1980/1997): 44/45*
Population growth (1995-2000): 1.9% p.a.**
Life expectancy (1975-80/1995-2000): 54.1/66.0**
Fertility rate (1975/1995): 5.1/3.3*
Capital: Cairo
Largest city/population (1994): Cairo/6.85 millions~
Gross National Product (1997): $71.2 billions*
GNP per capita (1997): $1,180*
* = World Bank 1999
** World Resources Institute
~ = Instituto del Tercer Mundo 1997
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