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Arab Republic of Egypt | Economy | Aviation Sector | Location: Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Libya and the Gaza Strip, and the Red Sea north of Sudan, and includes the Asian Sinai Peninsula.
Geography: controls Sinai Peninsula, only land bridge between Africa and remainder of Eastern Hemisphere; controls Suez Canal, a sea link between Indian Ocean and Mediterranean Sea.
Area: total: 1,001,450 sq km, land: 995,450 sq km, water: 6,000 sq km.
Industries: textiles, food processing, tourism, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, hydrocarbons, construction, cement, metals, light manufactures.
Capital: Cairo.
Languages: Arabic (official), English and French widely understood by educated classes.
National Holiday: Revolution Day, 23 July (1952).
Currency (Code): Egyptian pound (EGP).
Population: 80,471,869 (July 2010 est.)
Labor force: 26.1 million (2009 est.). |
GDP (purchasing power parity):
• $519 billion (2011 est.)
• $509.9 billion (2010 est.)
• $485 billion (2009 est.) )
• $454.8 billion (2008 est.)
GDP (official exchange rate):
• $231.9 billion (2011 est.)
GDP - real growth rate:
• 1.8% (2011 est.)
• 5.1% (2010 est.)
• 4.7% (2009 est.)
• 7.2% (2008 est.)
GDP - per capita (PPP):
• $6,500 (2011 est.)
• $6,500 (2010 est.)
• $6,300 (2009 est.)
• $5,900 (2008 est.)
Budget:
• Revenues: $44.69 billion (2011 est.)
• Expenditures: $67.7 billion (2011 est.)
• Revenues: $46.82 billion (2009 est.)
• Expenditures: $64.19 billion (2009 est.)
Public debt:
• 83.6% of GDP (2011 est.)
• 81.4% of GDP (2010 est.)
• 80.9% of GDP (2009 est.)
Debt - external:
• $33.75 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
• $34.84 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
• $29.66 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Stock of direct foreign investment - at home:
• $72.61 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
• $73.1 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
• $66.71 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad:
• $6.074 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
• $5.447 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
• $4.272 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Imports:
• $55.07 billion (2011 est.)
• $52.7 billion (2010 est.)
• $45.56 billion (2009 est.)
Exports:
• $27.91 billion (2011 est.)
• $25.02 billion (2010 est.)
• $23.09 billion (2009 est.)
Military expenditures: 3.4% of GDP (2005 est.)
note: data are in US dollars |
Airports: 86 Airports - with paved runways: 73 Over 3,047 m: 15 • 2,438 to 3,047 m: 36 • 1,524 to 2,437 m: 15 • 914 to 1,523 m: 2 • Under 914 m: 5 Airports - with unpaved runways: 13 • 2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 • 1,524 to 2,437 m: 3 • 914 to 1,523 m: 5 • Under 914 m: 4 Heliports: 6 Aircraft Departures: Not Available
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Note: figures are in US dollars
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