Egypt

Official Name:	The Arab Republic of Egypt
Sovereign Status:	Sovereign Country
Government Type:	Presidential Republic
Official Name (Local Language):	Jumhuriyat Misr al-Arabiyah
ISO Country Codes:	EG : EGY
Internet Domain:	.eg
Government Web Site:	http://www.egypt.gov.eg/english/home.aspx

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Capital:	Cairo	Main Airports:	Cairo International Airport
Language(s):	Arabic	Population:	106,437,241
Currency:	Egyptian Pound	ISO Currency Code:	EGP
Telephone Dial In:	+20	ID Prefix:	00

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Country Summaries:

BBC; CIA Factbook; Commisceo Global; Country Code; Infoplease; International Model United Nations Association; Law Library of Congress; NationMaster; NationsOnline; UNESCO; UNESCO UIS

Political & Cultural Organisations:

African Union; Arab League; Inter Parliamentary Union; Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie; Organisation of Islamic Cooperation; Pacific Alliance; UN; UNESCO;

Travel Guides:

Fodor's Travel; Lonely Planet; Rough Guide

News Resources:

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AllAfrica;

Middle East News Agency;

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National Media Authority;

Nile Television Network;

Egypt

Government Website:	http://www.egypt.gov.eg/english/home.aspx
Sovereign Ratings:	https://countryeconomy.com/ratings/egypt
Central Bank:	Central Bank of Egypt
Currency USD Exchange Rate:	15.69 Egyptian pounds (EGP) per US dollar (2020 est.)
Unemployment Rate:	7.86% (2019 est.)
Population below poverty line:	27.8% (2016 est.)
Inflation Rate:	9.3% (2019 est.)

Prime Lending Rate:	9.70% (Dec-20 - TradingEconomics)
GDP:	$323.763 billion (2019 est.)
GDP Pro Capita (PPP):	$11,763 (2019 est.)
Currency Name:	Egyptian Pound
Currency Code:	EGP
World Bank Classification:	Lower Middle Income

GDP Composition:

Agriculture:	11.3%	cotton, rice, corn, wheat, beans, fruits, vegetables; cattle, water buffalo, sheep, goats
Industry:	35.8%	textiles, food processing, tourism, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, hydrocarbons, construction, cement, metals, light manufactures
Services:	52.9%

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Financial & Economic Organisations:

African Development Bank; EBRD; FAO; IMF; International Labour Organization; Un Economic Commission for Africa; Un Economic Commission for Western Asia; UNIDO; World Bank;

Financial & Economic Profiles:

African Development Bank; Countryeconomy; EBRD; FAO; IMF; International Labour Organization; OECD; UNDP Human Development; World Bank;

Financial Exchanges:

Commodities Exchange: Egyptian Commodities Exchange ; Stock & Securities Exchange: The Egyptian Stock Exchange ;

National Statistics Office:

Central Agency for Public Mobilisation and Statistics;

National Dataset(s):

Focus Economics; Trading Economics;

Egypt

Subject to Country Specific Sanctions? EU

The World Bank’s World Integrated Trade Solution

Trade Statistics

Trade Summary

Trade Indicators

Business Language(s):	Arabic; English
Customs & Excise:	Egyptian Customs Authority
Development Bank(s):	African Development Bank; Trade and Development Bank; Islamic Development Bank; The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development; Export Development Bank of Egypt;
National Standards Bureau:	Egyptian Organization for Standardization and Quality

Competitive Ind’l Performance: 93/141 (2019)	Corruption Perceptions Index: 117/180 (2020)
Ease of Doing Business: 114/190 (2019)	Enabling Trade Index: 116/136 (2016)
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