Egypt Fast Facts
Here’s a look at Egypt, the most populous country in the Arab world. Egypt is located in North Africa and is bisected by the Nile River. It shares a border with Israel,Sudan and Libya. It also borders the Mediterranean and the Red Sea.
About Egypt
Population: 104,124,440 (July 2020 est.)
Median age: 24.1 years
Ethnic Groups: 99.7%, other 0.3% (2006 est.)
Religion: Muslim (mostly Sunni) 90%, Christian (mostly Coptic Orthodox, other Christians include Armenian Apostolic, Catholic, Maronite, Orthodox, and Anglican) 10% (2015 est.)
Unemployment: 7.9% (2019 est.)
More than 90% of Egypt consists of desert.
Egypt achieved full independence from Great Britain in 1952.
Timeline
332 BC-600s AD – Ruled by Greeks, Romans and Byzantines.
Egypt Fast Facts
Here’s a look at Egypt, the most populous country in the Arab world. Egypt is located in North Africa and is bisected by the Nile River. It shares a border with Israel,Sudan and Libya. It also borders the Mediterranean and the Red Sea.
About Egypt
Population: 104,124,440 (July 2020 est.)
Median age: 24.1 years
Ethnic Groups: 99.7%, other 0.3% (2006 est.)
Religion: Muslim (mostly Sunni) 90%, Christian (mostly Coptic Orthodox, other Christians include Armenian Apostolic, Catholic, Maronite, Orthodox, and Anglican) 10% (2015 est.)
Unemployment: 7.9% (2019 est.)
More than 90% of Egypt consists of desert.
Egypt achieved full independence from Great Britain in 1952.
Timeline
332 BC-600s AD – Ruled by Greeks, Romans and Byzantines.
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