Egypt - its geography, economy, and people.

1. Egypt

2. Part # 1
Geography
of Egypt

3. Source
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/eg.html
Egypt

4. 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

5. Egypt’s coastline is 2,450 km.
Source
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/eg.html

6. The river Nile.
Cairo, Egypt.
Source
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/eg.html

7. 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/

8. 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

9. The black desert in Egypt
Source
http://www.oddee.com/item_96787.aspx

10. The white desert in Egypt
Source
http://www.oddee.com/item_96787.aspx

11. Part # 2
Economy of
Egypt

12. 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.

13. Typical cruise boat on the Nile River
and on Lake Nasser
Source
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/eg.html

14. Pyramid built 2649 – 2575 B.C.
Source
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/eg.html

15. 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.

16. 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

17. 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

18. 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

19. Part # 3
People who
live in Egypt

20. 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

21. Labour force by occupation
Agriculture
32%
Industry
17%
Services
51%
Source
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/eg.html

22. The body mass index in Egypt is high
Source
http://chartsbin.com/view/577
Egypt

23. The culture of Egypt
Power
distance
Individualism
Source
http://geert-hofstede.com/egypt.html
Masculinity
Uncertainty
avoidance

24. 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

25. Egypts ranks low
on gender equality
compared with the
135 other countries
measured
Source
http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_GenderGap_Report_2013.pdf

26. A relatively low percentage of data
from Egypt is open
Source
https://index.okfn.org/country