1. Egypt
Wyatt J. Ewert

2. Geography Climate: (Desert) Hot, dry climate. Moderate winters.
Location: Northern Africa, between Libya and Gaza Strip, borders Mediterranean Sea, borders Red Sea north of Sudan, includes the Asian Sinai Peninsula.

3. General Info Population: 82,079,636
Ethnicity: 99.6% Egyptian, 0.4% Other
Languages: Arabic (Official), English and French (Both Understood in classes.
Religions: 90% Muslim (Mostly Sunni), 9% Coptic, 1% Christian.

4. Education Expenditure: 3.8% of GDP.
Literacy: 83% Males, 59.4% Females, 71.4% Total.

5. Health Infant Mortality Rate: 25.2 deaths/ 1000 Live Births.
Life Expectancy; years for Males, years for Females.

6. Government Type: Republic.
Current Leader: Prime Minister Essam Adbel Aziz SHARAF.
Stability: Unstable.

7. Economics Income per Capita: $6,200
Industries: Textiles, food processing, tourism, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, hydrocarbons, construction, cement metals, light manufactures.
Industrial Production Growth Rate: 4.4%

8. Current Events First election since President Hosni Mubarak.
Tens of thousands ready to vote for a new government.
2,357 Independent candidates running for 57 seats.
1,452 Party-affiliated candidates are running for 112 seats.
Nearly 17 million now eligible for voting.

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