Egypt

mix of state-run and private broadcast media; state-run TV operates 2 national and 6 regional terrestrial networks as well as a few satellite channels; about 20 private satellite channels and a large number of Arabic satellite channels are available via subscription; state-run radio operates about 70 stations belonging to 8 networks; 2 privately owned radio stations operational (2008)

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200,430 (2012) country comparison to the world: 71

20.136 million (2009) country comparison to the world: 21

general assessment: underwent extensive upgrading during 1990s; principal centers at Alexandria, Cairo, Al Mansurah, Ismailia, Suez, and Tanta are connected by coaxial cable and microwave radio relay domestic: largest fixed-line system in the region; as of 2011 there were multiple mobile-cellular networks with a total of roughly 83 million subscribers international: country code - 20; landing point for Aletar, the SEA-ME-WE-3 and SEA-ME-WE-4 submarine cable networks, Link Around the Globe (FLAG) Falcon and FLAG FEA; satellite earth stations - 4 (2 Intelsat - Atlantic Ocean and Indian Ocean, 1 Arabsat, and 1 Inmarsat); tropospheric scatter to Sudan; microwave radio relay to Israel; a participant in Medarabtel (2011)

8.557 million (2012) country comparison to the world: 23

96.8 million (2012) country comparison to the world: 16

cotton, rice, corn, wheat, beans, fruits, vegetables; cattle, water buffalo, sheep, goats

revenues: $50.1 billion expenditures: $77.71 billion (2012 est.)

-10.9% of GDP (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 202

8.68% (31 December 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 31 8.5% (31 December 2009 est.)

12% (31 December 2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 75 11.03% (31 December 2011 est.)

$-9.136 billion (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 173 $-7.581 billion (2011 est.)

$38.69 billion (31 December 2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 66 $35 billion (31 December 2011 est.)

34.4 (2001) country comparison to the world: 90

Occupying the northeast corner of the African continent, Egypt is bisected by the highly fertile Nile valley, where most economic activity takes place. Egypt's economy was highly centralized during the rule of former President Gamal Abdel NASSER but opened up considerably under former Presidents Anwar EL-SADAT and Mohamed Hosni MUBARAK. Cairo from 2004 to 2008 aggressively pursued economic reforms to attract foreign investment and facilitate GDP growth. Despite the relatively high levels of economic growth in recent years, living conditions for the average Egyptian remained poor and contributed to public discontent. After unrest erupted in January 2011, the Egyptian Government backtracked on economic reforms, drastically increasing social spending to address public dissatisfaction, but political uncertainty at the same time caused economic growth to slow significantly, reducing the government's revenues. Tourism, manufacturing, and construction were among the hardest hit sectors of the Egyptian economy, and economic growth is likely to remain slow during the next several years. The government drew down foreign exchange reserves by more than 50% in 2011 and 2012 to support the Egyptian pound and the dearth of foreign financial assistance - as a result of unsuccessful negotiations with the International Monetary Fund over a multi-billion dollar loan agreement which have dragged on more than 20 months - could precipitate fiscal and balance of payments crises in 2013.

Egyptian pounds (EGP) per US dollar - 6.06 (2012 est.) 5.94 (2011 est.) 5.62 (2010 est.) 5.55 (2009) 5.4 (2008)

$24.93 billion (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 69 $27.91 billion (2011 est.)

crude oil and petroleum products, cotton, textiles, metal products, chemicals, processed food

Italy 7.9%, India 6.9%, US 6.8%, Saudi Arabia 6.2%, Turkey 5.3%, Libya 4.9% (2012)

1 July - 30 June

$253.3 billion (2012 est.)

$534.1 billion (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 28 $522.6 billion (2011 est.) $513.4 billion (2010 est.) note: data are in 2012 US dollars

household consumption: 79.3% government consumption: 11.6% investment in fixed capital: 16% investment in inventories: 0.8% exports of goods and services: 18.6% imports of goods and services: -26.2% (2012 est.)

agriculture: 14.5% industry: 36.9% services: 48.6% (2012 est.)

$6,500 (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 142 $6,500 (2011 est.) $6,500 (2010 est.) note: data are in 2012 US dollars

2.2% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 131 1.8% (2011 est.) 5.1% (2010 est.)

13.1% of GDP (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 114 13.8% of GDP (2011 est.) 16.9% of GDP (2010 est.)

lowest 10%: 3.9% highest 10%: 27.6% (2005)

$60.26 billion (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 49 $56.13 billion (2011 est.)

machinery and equipment, foodstuffs, chemicals, wood products, fuels

China 9.5%, US 7.6%, Germany 6.7%, Russia 5.3%, Ukraine 5.3%, Turkey 5.1%, Italy 5% (2012)

4.7% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 59

textiles, food processing, tourism, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, hydrocarbons, construction, cement, metals, light manufactures

7.1% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 178 10.1% (2011 est.)

27 million (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 24

agriculture: 32% industry: 17% services: 51% (2001 est.)

$48.68 billion (31 December 2011) country comparison to the world: 44 $82.49 billion (31 December 2010) $89.95 billion (31 December 2009)

20% (2005 est.)

88% of GDP (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 20 84.3% of GDP (2011 est.) note: data cover central government debt, and includes debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data include debt issued by subnational entities, as well as intra-governmental debt; intra-governmental debt consists of treasury borrowings from surpluses in the social funds, such as for retirement, medical care, and unemployment; debt instruments for the social funds are sold at public auctions

$14.93 billion (31 December 2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 64 $17.66 billion (31 December 2011 est.)

$192.5 billion (31 December 2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 42 $171.7 billion (31 December 2011 est.)

$6.285 billion (31 December 2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 63 $6.074 billion (31 December 2011 est.)

$75.41 billion (31 December 2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 47 $72.61 billion (31 December 2011 est.)

$192.5 billion (31 December 2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 40 $169.1 billion (31 December 2011 est.)

$45.33 billion (31 December 2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 47 $42.25 billion (31 December 2011 est.)

19.8% of GDP (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 167

12.7% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 130 12% (2011 est.)

201.7 million Mt (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 29

85,000 bbl/day (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 40

48,740 bbl/day (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 57

720,000 bbl/day (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 28

4.4 billion bbl (1 January 2013 es) country comparison to the world: 26

122.4 billion kWh (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 27

1.595 billion kWh (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 46

87.6% of total installed capacity (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 83

10.4% of total installed capacity (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 113

0% of total installed capacity (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 79

2% of total installed capacity (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 66

156 million kWh (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 89

26.91 million kW (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 30

138.7 billion kWh (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 27

46.17 billion cu m (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 19

10.51 billion cu m (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 25

0 cu m (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 186

61.26 billion cu m (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 15

2.186 trillion cu m (1 January 2013 es) country comparison to the world: 16

816,300 bbl/day (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 23

90,050 bbl/day (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 47

164,200 bbl/day (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 35

602,600 bbl/day (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 29

total: 1,001,450 sq km country comparison to the world: 30 land: 995,450 sq km water: 6,000 sq km

slightly more than three times the size of New Mexico

desert; hot, dry summers with moderate winters

2,450 km

lowest point: Qattara Depression -133 m highest point: Mount Catherine 2,629 m

agricultural land being lost to urbanization and windblown sands; increasing soil salination below Aswan High Dam; desertification; oil pollution threatening coral reefs, beaches, and marine habitats; other water pollution from agricultural pesticides, raw sewage, and industrial effluents; limited natural freshwater resources away from the Nile, which is the only perennial water source; rapid growth in population overstraining the Nile and natural resources

party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements

total: 68.3 cu km/yr (8%/6%/86%) per capita: 973.3 cu m/yr (2000)

27 00 N, 30 00 E

controls Sinai Peninsula, only land bridge between Africa and remainder of Eastern Hemisphere; controls Suez Canal, a sea link between Indian Ocean and Mediterranean Sea; size, and juxtaposition to Israel, establish its major role in Middle Eastern geopolitics; dependence on upstream neighbors; dominance of Nile basin issues; prone to influxes of refugees from Sudan and the Palestinian territories

34,220 sq km (2003)

total: 2,665 km border countries: Gaza Strip 11 km, Israel 266 km, Libya 1,115 km, Sudan 1,273 km

arable land: 2.87% permanent crops: 0.79% other: 96.34% (2011)

Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Libya and the Gaza Strip, and the Red Sea north of Sudan, and includes the Asian Sinai Peninsula

Africa

territorial sea: 12 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: 200 m depth or to the depth of exploitation

periodic droughts; frequent earthquakes; flash floods; landslides; hot, driving windstorms called khamsin occur in spring; dust storms; sandstorms

petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, phosphates, manganese, limestone, gypsum, talc, asbestos, lead, rare earth elements, zinc

vast desert plateau interrupted by Nile valley and delta

57.3 cu km (2011)

27 governorates (muhafazat, singular - muhafazat); Ad Daqahliyah, Al Bahr al Ahmar (Red Sea), Al Buhayrah, Al Fayyum, Al Gharbiyah, Al Iskandariyah (Alexandria), Al Isma'iliyah (Ismailia), Al Jizah (Giza), Al Minufiyah, Al Minya, Al Qahirah (Cairo), Al Qalyubiyah, Al Uqsur (Luxor), Al Wadi al Jadid (New Valley), As Suways (Suez), Ash Sharqiyah, Aswan, Asyut, Bani Suwayf, Bur Sa'id (Port Said), Dumyat (Damietta), Janub Sina' (South Sinai), Kafr ash Shaykh, Matruh, Qina, Shamal Sina' (North Sinai), Suhaj

name: Cairo geographic coordinates: 30 03 N, 31 15 E time difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

several previous; latest approved 30 November 2012, passed by referendum 15-22 December 2012, effective 26 December 2012 (2012)

conventional long form: Arab Republic of Egypt conventional short form: Egypt local long form: Jumhuriyat Misr al-Arabiyah local short form: Misr former: United Arab Republic (with Syria)

chief of mission: Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires David M. SATTERFIELD (since 30 August 2013) embassy: 5 Tawfik Diab St., Garden City, Cairo mailing address: Unit 64900, Box 15, APO AE 09839-4900; 5 Tawfik Diab Street, Garden City, Cairo telephone: [20] (2) 2797-3300 FAX: [20] (2) 2797-3200

chief of mission: Ambassador Mohamed M. TAWFIK (since 7 September 2012) chancery: 3521 International Court NW, Washington, DC 20008 telephone: [1] (202) 895-5400 FAX: [1] (202) 244-5131 consulate(s) general: Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, New York

chief of state: Interim President Adly MANSOUR (since July 2013) head of government: Interim Prime Minister Hazem el-BEBLAWI (since July 2013); Deputy Prime Ministers Hossam EISSA, Abdelfattah Said ELSISI, Lt. Gen., Ziad Bahaa EL-DIN cabinet: in an early January 2013 cabinet reshuffle, 10 new ministers were sworn in (For more information visit theWorld Leaders website) elections: presidential election (first round held on 23-24 May 2012; runoff held on 16-17 June 2012 (next election NA) election results: percent of vote (first round) - Mohammed MURSI 24.3%, Ahmed SHAFIQ 23.3%, Hamdin SABAHI 20.4%, Abdul Moneim Aboul FOTOUH 17.2%, Amr MOUSSA 11.1%, other 3.7%; (runoff) - Mohammed MURSI 51.7%, Ahmed SHAFIQ 48.3%

three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and black; the national emblem (a gold Eagle of Saladin facing the hoist side with a shield superimposed on its chest above a scroll bearing the name of the country in Arabic) centered in the white band; the band colors derive from the Arab Liberation flag and represent oppression (black), overcome through bloody struggle (red), to be replaced by a bright future (white) note: similar to the flag of Syria, which has two green stars in the white band, Iraq, which has an Arabic inscription centered in the white band, and Yemen, which has a plain white band

republic

28 February 1922 (from UK protectorate status; the revolution that began on 23 July 1952 led to a republic being declared on 18 June 1953 and all British troops withdrawn on 18 June 1956); note - it was ca. 3200 B.C. that the Two Lands of Upper (southern) and Lower (northern) Egypt were first united politically

accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; non-party state to the ICCt

ABEDA, AfDB, AFESD, AMF, AU, BSEC (observer), CAEU, CD, CICA, COMESA, D-8, EBRD, FAO, G-15, G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, LAS, MIGA, MINURSO, MONUSCO, NAM, OAPEC, OAS (observer), OIC, OIF, OSCE (partner), PCA, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNISFA, UNMIL, UNMISS, UNOCI, UNRWA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO

highest court(s): Court of Cassation or Supreme Court (consists of the court president and NA judges); Supreme Constitutional Court or SCC (consists of the court president and 10 members) judge selection and term of office: Court of Cassation judge appointment and tenure NA; SCC judges appointed by the president of the republic; judge tenure NA; subordinate courts: Courts of Appeal; Courts of First Instance; courts of limited jurisdiction; Family Court (established in 2004)

mixed legal system based on Napoleonic civil law and Islamic religious law; judicial review by Supreme Court and Council of State (oversees validity of administrative decisions)

bicameral parliament consists of the Shura Council or Majlis al-Shura that traditionally functions mostly in a consultative role (at least 150 seats with up to one-tenth of body appointed by the president to serve six-year terms - as stated in the 2012 constitution); and the House of Representatives (at least 350 seats - as stated in the 2012 constitution; members elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms) elections: People's Assembly and Advisory Council elections last held between November and January 2012; elections for new House of Representatives announced for April or May 2013, but probably will be delayed pending decision by the Administrative Court; election for the Shura Council to be held within one year note: the Supreme Court on 14 June 2012 dissolved the People's Assembly election results: Advisory Council - percent of vote by party - Democratic Alliance for Egypt 45%, Alliance for Egypt (Islamic Bloc) 28.6%, New Wafd Party 8.5%, Egyptian Bloc 5.4%, other 12.5%; seats by party - Democratic Alliance for Egypt 105, Alliance for Egypt (Islamic Bloc) 45, New Wafd Party 14, Egyptian Bloc 8, other 4, independents 4, presidential appointees 90; People's Assembly - percent of vote by party - Democratic Alliance for Egypt 37.5%, Alliance for Egypt (Islamic Bloc) 27.8%, New Wafd Party 9.2%, Egyptian Bloc 8.9%, Al-Wasat Party 3.7%, The Revolution Continues Alliance 2.8%, Reform and Development Party 2.2%, National Party of Egypt 1.6%, Freedom Party 1.9%, Egyptian Citizen Party 0.9%, other 3.5%; seats by party - Democratic Alliance of Egypt 235, Alliance for Egypt (Islamic Bloc) 123, New Wafd Party 38, Egyptian Bloc 35, Al-Wasat 10, Reform and Development Party 9, The Revolution Continues Alliance 8, National Party of Egypt 5, Egyptian Citizen Party 4, Freedom Party 4, independents 21, other 6, SCAF appointees 10

name: "Bilady, Bilady, Bilady" (My Homeland, My Homeland, My Homeland)

National Day, 23 July (1952)

golden eagle

Alliance for Egypt (Islamic Bloc) Egyptian Current Party (Islam LOTFY) Al-Wasat Party Constitution Party [Mohammed ELBARADEI] Democratic Alliance for Egypt Democratic Peace Party Egyptian Citizen Party Freedom Party Nation Party [Hazem Abu ISMAIL] National Party of Egypt New Wafd Party People's Party Popular Current Party [Hamdin SABAHI] Reform and Development Party Strong Egypt Party [Abdel Aboul FOTOUH] The Revolution Continues Alliance

NA

18 years of age; universal and compulsory

The regularity and richness of the annual Nile River flood, coupled with semi-isolation provided by deserts to the east and west, allowed for the development of one of the world's great civilizations. A unified kingdom arose circa 3200 B.C., and a series of dynasties ruled in Egypt for the next three millennia. The last native dynasty fell to the Persians in 341 B.C., who in turn were replaced by the Greeks, Romans, and Byzantines. It was the Arabs who introduced Islam and the Arabic language in the 7th century and who ruled for the next six centuries. A local military caste, the Mamluks took control about 1250 and continued to govern after the conquest of Egypt by the Ottoman Turks in 1517. Completion of the Suez Canal in 1869 elevated Egypt as an important world transportation hub. Ostensibly to protect its investments, Britain seized control of Egypt's government in 1882, but nominal allegiance to the Ottoman Empire continued until 1914. Partially independent from the UK in 1922, Egypt acquired full sovereignty from Britain in 1952. The completion of the Aswan High Dam in 1971 and the resultant Lake Nasser have altered the time-honored place of the Nile River in the agriculture and ecology of Egypt. A rapidly growing population (the largest in the Arab world), limited arable land, and dependence on the Nile all continue to overtax resources and stress society. The government has struggled to meet the demands of Egypt's population through economic reform and massive investment in communications and physical infrastructure. Inspired by the 2010 Tunisian revolution, Egyptian opposition groups led demonstrations and labor strikes countrywide, culminating in President Hosni MUBARAK's ouster. Egypt's military assumed national leadership until a new parliament was in place in early 2012. That same year, Mohammed MURSI won the presidential election and a new constitution was affirmed. In July 2013, the military ousted MURSI and he was replaced by interim president Adly MANSOUR.

males age 16-49: 21,012,199 females age 16-49: 20,145,021 (2010 est.)

males age 16-49: 18,060,543 females age 16-49: 17,244,838 (2010 est.)

male: 783,405 female: 748,647 (2010 est.)

Army, Navy, Egyptian Air Force, Egyptian Air Defense Command (Al-Quwwat al-Jawwiya il-Misriya) (2013)

2.2% of GDP (2012) country comparison to the world: 62

18-30 years of age for male conscript military service; service obligation - 18-36 months, followed by a 9-year reserve obligation; voluntary enlistment possible from age 16 (2012)

0-14 years: 32.3% (male 14,100,807/female 13,474,763) 15-24 years: 18% (male 7,861,197/female 7,471,045) 25-54 years: 38.3% (male 16,565,411/female 16,072,992) 55-64 years: 6.6% (male 2,801,205/female 2,842,786) 65 years and over: 4.8% (male 1,844,456/female 2,259,726) (2013 est.)

23.79 births/1,000 population (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 67

total number: 1,066,526 percentage: 7 % (2005 est.)

6.8% (2008) country comparison to the world: 77

60.3% (2008)

4.79 deaths/1,000 population (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 195

total dependency ratio: 58.5 % youth dependency ratio: 49.4 % elderly dependency ratio: 9.1 % potential support ratio: 10.9 (2013)

improved: urban: 100% of population rural: 99% of population total: 99% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 1% of population total: 1% of population (2010 est.)

3.8% of GDP (2008) country comparison to the world: 117

Egyptian 99.6%, other 0.4% (2006 census)

less than 0.1% (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 122

fewer than 500 (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 96

11,000 (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 94

4.9% of GDP (2011) country comparison to the world: 143

1.7 beds/1,000 population (2010)

total: 23.3 deaths/1,000 live births country comparison to the world: 80 male: 24.83 deaths/1,000 live births female: 21.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2013 est.)

Arabic (official), English and French widely understood by educated classes

total population: 73.19 years country comparison to the world: 124 male: 70.57 years female: 75.93 years (2013 est.)

definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 73.9% male: 81.7% female: 65.8% (2012 est.)

degree of risk: intermediate food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever water contact disease: schistosomiasis note: highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has been identified in this country; it poses a negligible risk with extremely rare cases possible among US citizens who have close contact with birds (2013)

CAIRO (capital) 11.169 million; Alexandria 4.387 million (2011)

66 deaths/100,000 live births (2010) country comparison to the world: 93

total: 24.8 years male: 24.5 years female: 25.2 years (2013 est.)

22.9 (2008 est.)

noun: Egyptian(s) adjective: Egyptian

-0.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 118

33.1% (2008) country comparison to the world: 17

2.83 physicians/1,000 population (2009)

85,294,388 (July 2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 16

1.88% (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 63

Muslim (mostly Sunni) 90%, Coptic 9%, other Christian 1%

improved: urban: 97% of population rural: 93% of population total: 95% of population unimproved: urban: 3% of population rural: 7% of population total: 5% of population (2010 est.)

total: 12 years male: 13 years female: 12 years (2010)

at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 1 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.82 male(s)/female total population: 1.03 male(s)/female (2013 est.)

2.9 children born/woman (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 65

total: 24.8% country comparison to the world: 39 male: 14.7% female: 54.1% (2010)

urban population: 43.5% of total population (2011) rate of urbanization: 2.04% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

Sudan claims but Egypt de facto administers security and economic development of Halaib region north of the 22nd parallel boundary; Egypt no longer shows its administration of the Bir Tawil trapezoid in Sudan on its maps; Gazan breaches in the security wall with Egypt in January 2008 highlight difficulties in monitoring the Sinai border; Saudi Arabia claims Egyptian-administered islands of Tiran and Sanafir

transit point for cannabis, heroin, and opium moving to Europe, Israel, and North Africa; transit stop for Nigerian drug couriers; concern as money laundering site due to lax enforcement of financial regulations

refugees (country of origin): 70,028 (West Bank and Gaza Strip); 12,124 (Sudan); 5,703 (Iraq) (2012); 130,720 (Syria); 7,957 (Somalia) (2013) stateless persons: 60 (2012)

83 (2013) country comparison to the world: 65

total: 72 over 3,047 m: 15 2,438 to 3,047 m: 36 1,524 to 2,437 m: 15 under 914 m: 6 (2013)

total: 11 2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 3 914 to 1,523 m: 4 under 914 m: 3 (2013)

7 (2013)

total: 67 country comparison to the world: 62 by type: bulk carrier 16, cargo 20, container 3, passenger/cargo 7, petroleum tanker 12, roll on/roll off 9 foreign-owned: 13 (Denmark 1, France 1, Greece 8, Jordan 2, Lebanon 1) registered in other countries: 42 (Cambodia 4, Georgia 7, Honduras 2, Liberia 3, Malta 1, Marshall Islands 1, Moldova 5, Panama 11, Saint Kitts and Nevis 1, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2, Saudi Arabia 1, Sierra Leone 3, unknown 1) (2010)

condensate 486 km; condensate/gas 74 km; gas 7,986 km; liquid petroleum gas 957 km; oil 5,225 km; oil/gas/water 37 km; refined products 895 km; water 65 km (2013)

major seaport(s): Mediterranean Sea - Alexandria, Damietta, El Dekheila, Port Said; Gulf of Suez - Suez oil/gas terminal(s): Ain Sukhna terminal, Sidi Kerir terminal

total: 5,083 km country comparison to the world: 34 standard gauge: 5,083 km 1.435-m gauge (62 km electrified) (2009)

total: 137,430 km country comparison to the world: 37 paved: 126,742 km (includes 838 km of expressways) unpaved: 10,688 km (2010)

3,500 km (includes the Nile River, Lake Nasser, Alexandria-Cairo Waterway, and numerous smaller canals in Nile Delta; the Suez Canal (193.5 km including approaches) is navigable by oceangoing vessels drawing up to 17.68 m) (2011) country comparison to the world: 30