Egypt

Part # 1Geography

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Egypt is about 1 million km2, almost 3 times the size of Germany.

Sourcehttps://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/eg.html

Egypt’s coastline is 2,450 km.

Sourcehttps://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/eg.html

The river Nile. Cairo, Egypt.

Sourcehttps://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/eg.html

Egypt is home to the Suez Canal and the Sumed Pipeline, which connect the Red Sea with the Mediterranean.

Both are guarded by the Egyptian army.

Sourcehttp://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/uprising-in-egypt-rebirth-in-an-ancient-land/

The Suez canal in Egypt is 163 km. Longand 300 meters wide at its narrowest point. Transit time averages 14 hours.

Sourcehttps://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/eg.html

Sourcehttp://www.oddee.com/item_96787.aspx

The black desert in Egypt

Sourcehttp://www.oddee.com/item_96787.aspx

The white desert in Egypt

Part # 2Economy of

Egypt

In Egypt, tourism brought in nearly $7 billion in 2005, about 25% of the country’s foreign currency revenues, more than the revenue from the Suez Canal.

SourceMahajan, Vijay: Africa Rising, p. 177.

Typical cruise boat on the Nile River and on Lake Nasser

Sourcehttps://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/eg.html

Sourcehttps://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/eg.html

Pyramid built 2649 – 2575 B.C.

The great pyramid of Giza was completed around 2540 B.C. and is constructed ofan estimated23 million blocks. So

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10 inventions by people from Egypt

Invention Year of inventionWritten language. 6000 B.C.Papyrus paper.The calendar.The plow. 4000 B.C.Breath mints.Toothpaste.Shave and a haircut.Eye makeup. 4000 B.C.Bowling.The door lock. 4000 B.C.

Sourcehttp://science.howstuffworks.com/innovation/inventions/5-amazing-ancient-egyptian-inventions.htm

Much of Egypt receives ample sunshine, yet few local companies are pushing solar energy technology.

Sourcehttp://www.bbc.com/future/story/20130925-egypt-innovation-from-turmoil/2

Statistics show that among the poorest 20% of Egyptians, 85% of households have no proper means of rubbish disposal, so they burn it, dump it by the side of roads, tip it into canals or feed it to wandering goats and chickens.

Source”No Paradise”. A special report on Egypt. http://www.economist.com/node/16564152

Part # 3People wholive in Egypt

Sourcehttps://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/eg.html

Population 85 million people.

Population growth 2%

Languages Arabic.English.French.

Religion 90% are muslims.

Labour force by occupation

Agriculture 32%

Industry 17%

Services 51%

Sourcehttps://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/eg.html

The body mass index in Egypt is high

Sourcehttp://chartsbin.com/view/577

Egypt

Power distance Individualism Masculinity

Uncertainty avoidance

Sourcehttp://geert-hofstede.com/egypt.html

The culture of Egypt

The military owns much land and has its fingers in virtually every sector of the economy - so much so that the money it takes in each year from its business ventures pays for a good part of military operations.

Sourcehttp://www.wharton.universia.net/index.cfm?fa=viewArticle&id=2011&language=english

Egypts ranks low on gender equality compared with the 135 other countries measured

Sourcehttp://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_GenderGap_Report_2013.pdf

Sourcehttps://index.okfn.org/country

A relatively low percentage of data from Egypt is open