CCBLA - Arab-Belgium-Luxemburg Chamber of Commerce - ABLCC

Country name : Arab Republic of Egypt

Capital : Cairo

Area : 1,001,450 km²

Population : 80,335,036 (July 2007)

Density : 80.2 inhabitants/km²

Population growth rate : 1.721% (2007)

Age structure : 0-14 years : 32.2% - 15-64 years : 63.2% - 65 years and over : 4.6%

Life expectancy at birth : 71.57 years

Labour force : 22.49 million

Gross Domestic Product : US$431.9 billion (2007)

GDP – real growth rate : 7.2% (2007)

GDP – composition by sector : agriculture : 13.8% - industry : 41.1% - services : 45.1%

GDP – per capita : US$5,400 (2007)

Budget : revenues : US$37.47 billion - expenditures : US$44.48 billion (2007)

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

Industrial production growth rate : 13.8% (2007)

Land use : arable land : 2.92% - permanent crops : 0.5% - other : 96.58%

Agricultural products : cotton, rice, corn, wheat, beans, fruits, vegetables, cattle, sheep, goats

Exports : US$27.42 billion (2007)

Exports – commodities : crude oil and petroleum products, cotton, textiles, metal products, chemicals

Exports – partners : Italy (12.1%), US (11.3%), Spain (8.5%), UK (5.5%), France (5.4%), Syria (5.2%), Saudi Arabia (4.3%), Germany (4.2%) (2006)

Imports : US$40.48 billion (2007)

Imports – commodities : machinery and equipment, foodstuffs, chemicals, wood products, fuels

Imports – partners : US (11.4%), China (8.3%), Germany (6.4%), Italy (5.4%), Saudi Arabia (5%), France (4.6%) (2006)

Current account balance : US$3.115 billion (2007)

Reserves of foreign exchange & gold : US$31.14 billion (31 December 2007)

External debt : US$29.9 billion (30 June 2007)