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Published on Nov 18, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
NATURAL RESOURCES
petroleum, natural gas, phosphates, gold and iron ore, and oil
EGYPT'S FLAG
same wide stripes in red, white and black with the golden Eagle of Saladin
Photo by rcbodden
POPULATION
86.9 million
MAJOR CITIES
Cairo-7,734,614
Alexandria-3,811,516
Giza-2,443,203
Photo by Lauren Manning
EDUCATION
male 81.7%
female 65.8%
15 and older can read and write
HISTORY
King Menes founded the capital of ancient Egypt at White Walls (later known as Memphis), in the north, near the apex of the Nile River delta
Photo by mariskar
SIZE OF EGYPT
covering 1,001,449 square kilometers of land, is about the same size as Texas and New Mexico combined
THE CURRENT LEADER
The President is the head of state of Egypt and the Supreme Commander of the Egyptian Armed Forces. The current President is Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
AGRICULTURE
Cereals, Fibre crops, Sugar crops, Food legumes, Forage crops, Fruits, Vegetables
CLIMATE
Hot desert climate
Except on the northern Mediterranean coast which receives more rainfall in winter
Photo by smith_cl9
GOVERNMENT
Republic
NEWS
Egyptian court hands down death sentence to Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohamed Badie and 13 others
PHYSICAL FEATURES
Nile Valley, Nile Delta,Western Desert, Eastern Desert, Sinai Peninsula
Photo by Hindrik S
ETHNICITIES
Egyptian 98%, Berber, Nubian, Bedouin, and Beja 1%, Greek, Armenian, other European (primarily Italian and French) 1%
Photo by Darren Krape
