Egypt: all about this country and its main places!

latitude: 26.91654 / longitude: 30.88263

General information

Geography

Cairo is the nation's capital and the country has a border with Israel, Libya, Sudan. People from this country speak these languages: Arabic. Country territory measures 1,002,450 km², they use a postcode system and the main cities are: طنطا, القاهرة الجديدة, مدينة 6 أكتوبر, مدينة العبور, مدينة الشروق.

Economy

It is ranked 34# in the world with a GDP of $404,142,766,093 USD in 2021. The price for a Big Mac in this country is 46.00£ (around $2.43 USD). The currency ISO code is EGP and the currency symbol is £.

Population

In this country, the median age is 24.10 years and the birth growth rate is around 1.59%. There are 91,774,300 people here, or 1.23% of the world's population.

Education

This country offers several reputable universities like Cairo University, Ain Shams University, Mansoura University, Alexandria University, Assiut University. The inhabitants stay 14 years in school (tertiary education included).

Culture

There are UNESCO listed sites in this country: Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur, Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis, Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae, Historic Cairo, Abu Mena. Well known national dishes are: Ful medames, kushari,.

Good to know

For more information about this country, check https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt. The country's websites have the domain name ".eg", phone numbers start with +20, the country's ISO code is EG

Summary

Flag
ISO code EG
Capital Cairo
Population 91,774,300
World percentage 1.23%
Median age 24.10 years
Population growth rate 1.59%
Main cities
Borders
Spoken languages Arabic
GDP (2021) $404,142,766,093
GDP position #34
Big Mac local price 46.00£
Big Mac USD price $2.43
Currency code EGP
Currency symbol £
School life expectancy 14 years
National dish Ful medames, kushari,
TLD .eg
Phone prefix +20
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt

Regions


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