Global Connections; The Middle East

Egypt

1. Egypt's terrain is basically a desert with greens near the delta of the Nile river and on the banks.

2. Egypt is typically a hot place with a temperature as high as 30˚ C in the summer from May to October. In the winter temperatures can drop to 14˚ C from November to April. With only two seasons, Egypt is either hot or warm.

3. Egypt does have a fresh water supply, the Nile River. A delta is in the upper part of Egypt and empties into the Mediterranean Sea. Egypt is below the Mediterranean Sea and on the let is the Red Sea.

4. Egypt major industries are textiles, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, food processing, petroleum, construction, metals, cement, and light consumer good.

5. Egypt is facing terrorism from Palestine because of what's happening between Isreal and Palestine.

6. Egypt has a population of 82.999 million people. A women's average life span is 73.5 years. A man's average life span is about 68.9 years.

7. Egypt's GDP is at $82.999 billion , per capita is is $2,270.

8. Egypt posses about 3.7 million barrels of oil, and 77 trillion cubic feet of natural gas.

9. 3.01% of Egypt is arable land. 13.68% of the GDP is agriculture. They grow, rice, cotton, corn, wheat, fava beans, sorghum, sugarcane, sugar beets, potatoes, onions, and tomatoes.

10. Egypt imports $43.98 billion and exports over $29 billion. Their major import/exports are oil and natural gas.

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