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| Arab Republic of Egypt |
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Official (or unofficial) Website:
http://www.idsc.gov.eg/
Currency:
Egyptian pound
Bordering Countries:
Mediterranean Sea, Israel, Red Sea, Sudan, and Libya
Major Cities:
Alexandria, Port Said, Suez, Tanta, and Aswan
Language(s):
Arabic
Ethnic Groups:
Berbers sub-Saharan Africans, Arabs, Greeks, and Turks
Natural Resources:
Cotton, rice, corn, wheat, beans, tomatoes, sugarcane, citrus fruit, dates, cattle, sheep, water buffalo, donkeys, goats, fishing, petroleum products, natural gas, phosphates, salt, iron ore, manganese, limestone, gypsum, gold, chemicals, fertilizers, textiles, clothing, processed foods, construction materials (especially cement), iron, steel, metal products, crude, Suez Canal fees, and tourist
Government:
The president, who is nominated by parliament and approved by public referendum for a six-year term, holds executive power. Egypt is governed under the constitution of 1971. The legislature consists of an advisory council and a people's assembly. Political parties based on religion are illegal except the Muslim Brotherhood, the largest religion party, has been allowed to operate at times. The country is divided into 26 governorates.
Stock Market:
Cairo and Alexandria stock Exchanges
http://www.egyptse.com/main.asp
Higher Education Institutation(s):
Ain Shams University
Alxandria
University
Al-Azhar University
(The) American University in
Cairo
Assiut University
Cairo
University
City University
Egypt
French University of Egypt
Helwan University
University of Mansoura
Menoufiya University
Minia University
Misr International University (MIU)
Misr Universityfor Science & Technology
(MUST)
October University for Modern Sciences
& Arts (MSA)
Senghor University (Alexandria)
South Valley University
Suez University
Tanta University
Université Senghor
Zagazig
University
Arab Academy for Science and Technology
and Maritime Transport (AASTMT)
Benha
Higher Institute of Technology, Alexandria
The Central Laboratory for
Agricultural Expert Systems (CLAES)
Maps:
Political Map
Relief Map
Reference Sources:
Egypt directory
Egypt study from US Library of Congress
Egypt key facts (geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues)
Egypt information from OneWorld (content and links to other sites)
Egypt information from World Information (key facts, profile, visitor guide, weather, map, news, directory, key indicators, and more)
Online News Sources:
allAfrica.com: Egypt - Top News
Alalam Alyoum Egipto
Al-Ahram Weekly
Al-Siyasa Al-Dawlia
Business Today Egypt
Cairo Live
Cairo Times
Cairo Citynews Free Classifieds & Chats
Egypt Daily News
Egypt Today
Egyptian Gazette
Middle East Times,The
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