. Index
. 1996 Index
. Flag
. Geography
. People
. Government
. Economy
. Transportation
. Commun'tions
. Defense
. Geo Names
. Feedback
===========
|
Egypt People 1996
62,359,623 (July 1995 est.)
37% (female 11,380,668; male 11,872,728)
59% (female 18,250,706; male 18,641,830)
4% (female 1,204,477; male 1,009,214) (July 1995 est.)
28.69 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)
8.86 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)
-0.35 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)
74.5 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)
-
Life expectancy at birth:
3.67 children born/woman (1995 est.)
Eastern Hamitic stock (Egyptians, Bedouins, and Berbers) 99%, Greek, Nubian,
Armenian, other European (primarily Italian and French) 1%
Muslim (mostly Sunni) 94% (official estimate), Coptic Christian and other 6%
(official estimate)
Arabic (official), English and French widely understood by educated classes
age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)
government, public sector enterprises, and armed forces 36%, agriculture
34%, privately owned service and manufacturing enterprises 20% (1984)
shortage of skilled labor; 2,500,000 Egyptians work abroad, mostly in Saudi
Arabia and the Gulf Arab states (1993 est.)
|
|