Egypt
Egypt, officially The Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and the Sinai Peninsula in the southwest corner of Asia.
It's estimated population of 106 million people along the Nile valley and Delta, is an admixture of indigenous African population with those of Arab ancestry. In the middle Nile valley - roughly the area from Cairo to Aswan you have the Saidi, or upper Egyptians. In the extreme southern valley are the Nubians
The deserts of Egypt, contain nomadic, semi nomadic and sedentary but formally nomadic groups with distinct ethnic characteristics. And there are the Beja, the Sa'adi, Sudanese, Turks, the Copts, and immigrants from various countries.
Most of Egypt are Muslims, while Christians, 10% made up of Copts of Coptic Orthodox Church Alexandria. Arabic is the official language spoken in Egypt with the majority of the population speaking Egyptian Arabic. Other languages spoken by minority groups include: Siwa, Nubian, French and English.
Egypt GDP current stands at 477 billion USD . It's major sources of revenue are, two Suez Canal transit points, and the Suez Mediterranean pipeline. Fee collected from these two transit points are significant sources of revenue for Egypt. Oil and gas are also huge revenue earners for this country.
Egypt, officially The Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and the Sinai Peninsula in the southwest corner of Asia.
It's estimated population of 106 million people along the Nile valley and Delta, is an admixture of indigenous African population with those of Arab ancestry. In the middle Nile valley - roughly the area from Cairo to Aswan you have the Saidi, or upper Egyptians. In the extreme southern valley are the Nubians
The deserts of Egypt, contain nomadic, semi nomadic and sedentary but formally nomadic groups with distinct ethnic characteristics. And there are the Beja, the Sa'adi, Sudanese, Turks, the Copts, and immigrants from various countries.
Most of Egypt are Muslims, while Christians, 10% made up of Copts of Coptic Orthodox Church Alexandria. Arabic is the official language spoken in Egypt with the majority of the population speaking Egyptian Arabic. Other languages spoken by minority groups include: Siwa, Nubian, French and English.
Egypt GDP current stands at 477 billion USD . It's major sources of revenue are, two Suez Canal transit points, and the Suez Mediterranean pipeline. Fee collected from these two transit points are significant sources of revenue for Egypt. Oil and gas are also huge revenue earners for this country.