Independence: 28 February 1922 (from UK)
Government type: Republic
Population: 69,536,644
Area: 1,001,450 sq km Land: 995,450 sq km Arable land: 2% Irrigated land:32,460 sq km
Infant mortality rate: 60.46 deaths/1,000 live births
Total fertility rate: 3.07 children born/woman
Religions: Muslim (mostly Sunni) 94%, Coptic Christian and other 6%
Ethnic groups: Eastern Hamitic stock (Egyptians, Bedouins, and Berbers) 99%, Greek, Nubian, Armenian, European 1%
Judicial System: Supreme Constitutional Court Legal System: based on English common law, Islamic law, and Napoleonic codes
GDP per capita: $3,600 GDP — agriculture: 17% industry: 32% services: 51%
Unemployment rate: 11.5% Literacy — male: 63.6% female: 38.8%
Exports: $7.3 billion Commodities: crude oil and petroleum products, cotton, textiles, metal products, chemicals
Exports partners: EU 35%, Middle East 17%, Afro-Asian countries 14%, US 12% Imports:$17 billion Commodities: machinery and equipment, foodstuffs, chemicals, wood products, fuels
Imports partners: EU 36%, US 14%, Afro-Asian countries 14%, Middle East 6% Telephones — main lines in use: 3,971,500 Internet Service Providers: 50
Manpower fit for military service: 12,020,059
Military expenditures: $4.04 billion — 4.1% of GDP
