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__ Egypt __ Egypt is on the east side of Africa, it is 386,662sq miles, that is about the size of Texas and New Mexico combined. The U.S is 3,794,100sq miles a lot larger but both very in cultures. Egypt has a large population density of 208.1194 (people per square mile). The U.S is much more spread out with a density of 81.7671 (people per square mile). In Egypt the G.D.P.is about $5,349 in U.S dollars but in the U.S it is much more at $45,592. "G.D.P." is short for "gross domestic product," which means the total average value of all goods and services each person contributes to the economy each year.  __ Flag __ Egypt’s flag was adopted on October 4th ,1984. The flag features three horizontal stripes, with the colors red, white, and black. An Eagle emblem is situated in the middle. Each stripe represents a different thing. The red represents the era before the 1952 revolution. The white stripe refers to the advent of the 1952 revolution. The black stripe symbolizes the end of the oppression of the Egyptians. Life In Egypt the average life expectancy is 68 years for males and 72 years for females. In the U.S it is 77 years for males and 81 for females. In Egypt the average birth rate is 25.02 births per 1,000 people, while in the U.S it is lower at U.S: 13.83 births per 1,000 people. Egypt is home to a lot of people but 27 out of every thousand babies die, while only 6 babies out of every thousand die in the U.S. In Egypt their primary languages are Arabic, French, and English. The literacy rate in Egypt is female 58% and male 75%, for a total of 67%; in the U.S the literacy rate is female 99% and male 99%, for a total of 99%.The major religions are Islam, Christianity, and Judaism.

Government Egypt’s monetary unit is the Egyptian pound: one Egyptian pound is equivalent to17 cents in the U.S. The Egyptian government uses a semi-presidential republic, where the president is both head of the state and head of the government. The National Democratic Party is the ruling party. There are three branches of government; the legislative, the executive, and the judicial just like in the U.S. However, the Egyptian legal system is based on French and religious laws. The current president is Hosni Mubarak and the prime minister is Ahmed Nazif.

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Economics Egypt's natural resources include petroleum, natural gas, phosphates, and various minerals such as iron and gypsum. The major industries include food processing, textiles, chemical manufacturing, construction, light manufacturing, metal products, and military equipment. Trade with other countries brings in $25.2 billion. Primary trading partners are the European Union, the U.S., and middle eastern countries. Egypt also imports approximately $50.3 billion worth of goods and food.

History Egypt's has been a unified state for at least 5,000 years. Primitive tribes lived along the Nile long ago and organized agriculture started by 6,000b.c. At about 3100 b.c Egypt was united by a ruler called Mena, he inaugurated the 30 pharaonic dynasties which were called the old kingdom the middle kingdom and the new empire. The Persians dethroned the last pharaoh and ruled the area until Alexander the Great conquered them in 322 b.c Egypt was then ruled by a succession of Arabic groups until about 1517a.d, after which, the Turks and the French ruled until 1882 when the British took over. The British governed until Egypt became an independent country in 1922.

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