Egypt

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Egypt
By Cadet Fallo
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Egypts total area is about 95,450 square km, of
these only about 55 thousand square km.are
populated
It is slightly more than three times the size of
New Mexico
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Egypt is not landlocked

• It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the
  north and the Red Sea to the east.
• Egypt has a population of 76 million people who
  have a life expectancy of around 70 years.

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The official language of Egypt is Arabic

• Other languages include English and
  French.

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Natural Resources and Climate in Egypt
Desert Hot Dry Summers Moderate winters

• Petroleum
• Natural gas
• Iron ore
• Phosphates
• Manganese
• Limestone
• Gypsum
• Talc
• Asbestos
• Lead
• Zinc

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Egypt is a vast desert plateau interrupted by the
Nile valley and delta
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Egypt has a republic government
Its capitol city is Cairo
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Description of Egypts Flag

• three equal horizontal bands of red (top),
  white, and black the national emblem (a gold
  Eagle of Saladin facing the hoist side with a
  shield superimposed on its chest above a scroll
  bearing the name of the country in Arabic)
  centered in the white band design is based on
  the Arab Liberation flag and similar to the flag
  of Syria, which has two green stars, Iraq, which
  has three green stars (plus an Arabic
  inscription) in a horizontal line centered in the
  white band, and Yemen, which has a plain white
  band.

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Major Industries in Egypt

• textiles, food processing, tourism, chemicals,
  pharmaceuticals, hydrocarbons, construction,
  cement, metals, and light manufactures.
• The currency in Egypt is the Egyptian pound.

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