COUNTRY NAME:     Arab Republic of Egypt
AREA:     386,662 square miles
POPULATION:     78.8 million (July 2006 est.)
LANGUAGES:     Arabic (official), English and French
INDUSTRIES:   Textiles, food processing, tourism, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, hydocarbons, construction, cement, metals, light manufacturing
CURRENCY:     Egyptian pound (EGP)
EXCHANGE RATE:  Egyptian pounds per U.S. dollar - 5.78 (2005)
GDP purchasing power parity:  $303.5 billion (2005 est.)
GDP real growth rate: 4.9% (2005 est.)
GDP per capita (PPP):     $3,900 (2005 est.)
EXPORT PARTNERS:  U.S. 13.4%, Italy 9.4%, Spain 7.7%, Syria 5.7%, Germany 4.9%, France 4.9%, U.K. 4.1% (2005)
PROVEN OIL RESERVES:     2.7 nillion bbl (2005 est.)
NATURAL GAS PROVEN RESERVES:     1.9 trillion m3 (2005)

Source:  CIA World Factbook

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