Egypt
Part # 1 Geography of Egypt
Source https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/eg.html
Egypt
Egypt is about 1 million km2, almost 3 times the size of Germany.
Source https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/eg.html
Egypt’s coastline is 2,450 km.
Source https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/eg.html
The river Nile. Cairo, Egypt.
Source https://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.
Source http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/uprising-in-egypt-rebirth-in-an-ancient-land/
The Suez canal in Egypt is 163 km. Long and 300 meters wide at its narrowest point. Transit time averages 14 hours.
Source https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/eg.html
The black desert in Egypt
Source http://www.oddee.com/item_96787.aspx
The white desert in Egypt
Source http://www.oddee.com/item_96787.aspx
Part # 2 Economy 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.
Source Mahajan, Vijay: Africa Rising, p. 177.
Typical cruise boat on the Nile River and on Lake Nasser
Source https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/eg.html
Pyramid built 2649 – 2575 B.C.
Source https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/eg.html
Source https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/eg.html
The great pyramid of Giza was completed around 2540 B.C. and is constructed of an estimated 23 million blocks.
10 inventions by people from Egypt Invention Written language.
Year of invention 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.
Source http://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.
Source http://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 # 3 People who live in Egypt
Population
85 million people.
Population growth Languages
Religion
2% Arabic. English. French. 90% are muslims.
Source https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/eg.html
Labour force by occupation Agriculture
32%
Industry
17%
Services
51%
Source https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/eg.html
The body mass index in Egypt is high
Source http://chartsbin.com/view/577
Egypt
The culture of Egypt
Power distance
Individualism
Source http://geert-hofstede.com/egypt.html
Masculinity
Uncertainty avoidance
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.
Source http://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
Source http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_GenderGap_Report_2013.pdf
A relatively low percentage of data from Egypt is open
Source https://index.okfn.org/country