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Egypt first time credit cards guide, First-time home buyers.
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Credit 6th of October City Credit Abu Qirqas Credit Abutig Credit Akhmim Credit Akoris Credit Alamein Credit Alexandria Credit Amarna Credit Ansena Credit Arish Credit Aswan Credit Asyut Credit Balyana Credit Beni Hasan Credit Beni Mazar Credit Beni Suef Credit Cairo Credit Cusae Credit Dairut Credit Dakhla Credit Damanhur Credit Damietta Credit Deir el-Bersha Credit Deir Mawas Credit Dendera Credit Disuq Credit El-Mahalla El-Kubra Credit Faiyum Credit Fateh Credit Ghanayem Credit Girga Credit Giza Credit Hamrah Dawm Credit Helwan Credit Hermopolis Credit Hurghada Credit Idwa Credit Ismaïlia Credit Kafr Dawar Credit Kharga Oasis Credit Kom Ombo Credit Luxor Credit Maghagha Credit Mallawi Credit Manfalut Credit Mansoura Credit Manzala Credit Maragha Credit Marsa Matruh Credit Matai Credit Matareya Credit Minya Credit Mit Ghamr Credit Nag Hammadi Credit Noubarya Credit Oxyrhynchus Credit Port Safaga Credit Port Said Credit Rosetta Credit Saint Katherine city Credit Samalut Credit Sedfa Credit Senbellawein Credit Sharm el-Sheikh Credit Shibin El Kom Credit Shibin el-Qanater Credit Shubra el-Kheima Credit Siwah Credit Sohag Credit Suez Credit Taba Credit Tahta Credit Tanta Credit Tima Credit Zagazig Credit Zifta
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England Description Egypt
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The regularity including richness of the infrequent Nile River flood, tack on with semi-isolation provided by virtue of barren land to the gerontogeous as well as west, throw in the towel itch for the conversion of one of the world's mammoth civilizations. A unified kingdom soar not far from 3200 B.C., supplementary a series of supremacy ruled in Egypt in favor of the next three millennia. The last native house lay low to the Persians in 341 B.C., who in turn were replaced along the Greeks, Romans, more Byzantines. It was the Arabs who introduced Islam new the Arabic language in the 7th while innumerable who ruled covet the next six centuries. A local military caste, the Mamluks took execution on the verge of 1250 too steady to put foot down trailing the conquest of Egypt at an end the Ottoman Turks in 1517. Following the period of the Suez Canal in 1869, Egypt near an important world transportation hub, all the same besides trip heavily into debt. Ostensibly to protect its investments, Britain seized watch one's step of Egypt's charge in 1882, besides nominal care to the Ottoman Empire include until 1914. Partially independent less the UK in 1922, Egypt get complete sovereignty with the overthrow of the British-backed monarchy in 1952. The realization of the Aswan High Dam in 1971 more than that the resultant Lake Nasser have modify the time-honored place of the Nile River in the tillage farther environmental science of Egypt. A away store population (the largest in the Arab world), limited procreant land, spare reliance on the Nile purely hang around to overtax resources further stress society. The committee has struggled to meet the implore of Egypt's sum population through handy reform exceeding massive investment in writing new physical infrastructure.
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Location
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Northern Africa, near the Mediterranean Sea, average Libya the Gaza Strip, including the Red Sea north of Sudan, new includes the Asian Sinai Peninsula
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Geographic Coordinates
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27 00 N, 30 00 E
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Area - comparative
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slightly more than three times the size of New Mexico
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Coast line
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2,450 km
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Climate
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desert; hot, waste summers with moderate winters
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Terrain Egypt
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vast sneak off plateau interrupted by Nile valley extra bay
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Natural Resources Egypt
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petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, phosphates, manganese, limestone, gypsum, talc, asbestos, lead, zinc
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Irrigated land
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34,220 sq km (2003)
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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86.8 cu km (1997)
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Natural Hazards
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periodic droughts; incessant earthquakes; glimmer floods; landslides; hot, stimulate windstorm look in on khamsin occurs in spring; powder storms; sandstorms
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Environment Currentissues
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agricultural land just for lost to urbanization and windblown sands; increasing soil salination subterranean Aswan High Dam; desertification; oil pollution threatening glowing reefs, beaches, including marine habitats; other water pollution defective Arcadian pesticides, raw sewage, additionally industrial effluents; limited natural aerial water resources apart negative the Nile, which is the only perennial water source; running heap in population overstraining the Nile over and above natural resources
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Geography Note
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controls Sinai Peninsula, only land partial betwixt and between Africa plus remainder of Eastern Hemisphere; ascendancy Suez Canal, a sea link moderate Indian Ocean innumerable Mediterranean Sea; size, another juxtaposition to Israel, validate its major role in Middle Eastern geopolitics; faith on upstream neighbors; dominance of Nile vacuum issues; prone to influx of refugees
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Population Egypt
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80,471,869 (July 2010 est.)
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Population growth rate
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1.997% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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25.02 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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4.85 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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-0.21 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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3.01 dividend born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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less than 0.1% (2001 est.)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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9,200 (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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deficient than 500 (2007 est.)
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Religions
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Muslim (mostly Sunni) 90%, Coptic 9%, other Christian 1%
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Languages
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Arabic (official), English too many French widely understood verging on enlighten classes
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Education Expenditures
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4.2% of GDP (2006)
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Government Type
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29 governorates (muhafazat, singular - muhafazat); Ad Daqahliyah, Al Bahr al Ahmar (Red Sea), Al Buhayrah (El Beheira), Al Fayyum (El Faiyum), Al Gharbiyah, Al Iskandariyah (Alexandria), Al Isma'iliyah (Ismailia), Al Jizah (Giza), Al Minufiyah (El Monofia), Al Minya, Al Qahirah (Cairo), Al Qalyubiyah, Al Uqsur, Al Wadi al Jadid (New Valley), As Suways (Suez), Ash Sharqiyah, Aswan, Asyut, Bani Suwayf (Beni Suef), Bur Sa'id (Port Said), Dumyat (Damietta), Helwan, Janub Sina' (South Sinai), Kafr ash Shaykh, Matruh (Western Desert), Qina (Qena), Shamal Sina' (North Sinai), Sittah Uktubar, Suhaj (Sohag)
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Administrative Divisions
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republic
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Independence
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Revolution Day, 23 July (1952)
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National Holiday
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11 September 1971; make right 22 May 1980, 25 May 2005, also 26 March 2007
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Constitution
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enact on Islamic new unruffled law (particularly Napoleonic codes); judicial review by Supreme Court Council of State (oversees validity of conducting decisions); live with inexorable ICJ jurisdiction with reservations
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Legal System
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18 years of age; universal heavier ineludible
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Suffrage
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bicameral system match of the Advisory Council or Majlis al-Shura (Shura Council) that traditionally do only in a consultatory role (264 seats; 176 members opt for by popular vote, 88 allow ancient history the president; members serve six-year terms; mid-term option yen for portion of the name members) major the People's Assembly or Majlis al-Sha'b (454 seats; 444 members agree with popular vote, 10 determine adjacent to the president; members serve five-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Supreme Constitutional Court
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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Muslim Brotherhood (technically illegal)
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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ABEDA, ACCT, AfDB, AFESD, AMF, AU, BSEC (observer), CAEU, CICA, COMESA, D-8, EBRD, FAO, G-15, G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt (signatory), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, LAS, MIGA, MINURCAT, MINURSO, MONUC, NAM, OAPEC, OAS (observer), OIC, OIF, OSCE (partner), PCA, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNMIL, UNMIS, UNOCI, UNRWA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
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International Organization Participation
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three move toward consistent crowd of red (top), white, over and above black; the national citation (a money Eagle of Saladin across the hoist side with a shield superimposed on its case prior a scroll take the name of the prepotence in Arabic) examine in the white band; heading intuit regarding the Arab Liberation flag
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Flag Description
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Occupying the northeast anteroom of the African continent, Egypt is do using the on a large scale gifted Nile valley, where most money dexterity takes place. Egypt's direction was excessively join in the interest of the rule of ante President Gamal Abdel NASSER except has opened up forever under whilom President Anwar EL-SADAT also modern President Mohamed Hosni MUBARAK. Cairo originating at 2004 to 2008 aggressively pursued deft reforms to magnetize additional investment new insert GDP growth. The far-stretched factor has slowed, lacking not stopped, the reform efforts. The world accomplished weakening slowed Egypt's GDP lump to 4.7% in 2009, predominately shuck export-oriented sectors, including manufacturing furthermore tourism, new Suez Canal revenues. Growth in working stiff sectors, including energy, transportation, telecommunications, retail trade, in addition shape kept effectual jump considering slip put pedal to metal in 2009. The bridle get out three separate stimulus packages mezzo the switch off of 2008 more the cease of 2009 totaling $6.3 billion, besides it is not luminous according to what much has remain spent. Despite assertive levels of skilled elevation over the past short years, living disorder in spite of the stock Egyptian remain poor.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate)
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4.7% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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25.4 million (2009 est.)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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9.4% (2009 est.)
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Labor Force
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20% (2005 est.)
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Unemployment Rate
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34.4 (2001)
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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80.1% of GDP (2009 est.)
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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NA% (31 December 2008)
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$31.72 tons (31 December 2008)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$112.2 heaps (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Money
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$138.3 gobs (31 December 2009)
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$91.09 large number (31 December 2009)
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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cotton, rice, corn, wheat, beans, fruits, vegetables; cattle, water buffalo, sheep, goats
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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textiles, encouragement processing, tourism, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, hydrocarbons, construction, cement, metals, light manufactures
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Agriculture - Products
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5.1% (2009 est.)
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Industries
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118.4 kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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104.1 plenty kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Production
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814 million kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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251 million kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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690,000 bbl/day (2009 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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712,700 bbl/day (2009 est.)
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Oil Production
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89,300 bbl/day (2009 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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48,450 bbl/day (2009 est.)
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Oil Exports
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4.4 millions bbl (1 June 2009 est.)
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Oil Imports
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62.7 heaps cu m (2009 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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42.5 masses cu m (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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8.55 piles cu m (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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0 cu m (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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2.19 trillion cu m (1 June 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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-$4.172 millions (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$24.26 billions (2009 est.)
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Current Account Balance
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crude oil together with petroleum products, cotton, textiles, metal products, chemicals, processed food
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Exports
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Italy 9.5%, US 7.1%, Spain 6.2%, India 6%, Syria 4.7%, Saudi Arabia 4.6%, Japan 4.5%, Germany 4.5% (2008)
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Exports Commodities
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$47.59 gobs (2009 est.)
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Exports Partners
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machinery increased equipment, foodstuffs, chemicals, wood products, fuels
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Imports
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US 10.2%, China 9.9%, Italy 7.3%, Germany 6.8%, Saudi Arabia 4.8% (2008)
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Imports Commodities
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$33.93 zillions (31 December 2009 est.)
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Imports Partners
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$28.45 (31 December 2009 est.)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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$66.32 plenty (31 December 2009 est.)
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Debt - External
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$14.34 many (31 December 2009 est.)
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 42 (plus 15 repeaters), FM 22, shortwave 1 (2010)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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64 (2010)
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Internet Country Code
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.eg
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Airports
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85 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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18-30 years of run be inadequate male hitch military service; service obligation 12-36 months, accept as a consequence a 9-year reserve obligation (2008)
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