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www.hantra.com/Egypt |
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Egypt1@hantra.com |
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2 Mohammed Ghunaim Street, Apt.2NasrCity, Cairo, Egypt |
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202-287-9310 |
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202-272-6145 |
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Mr. Essam Ismail |
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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 |
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total: 1,001,450 sq km
land: 995,450 sq km
water: 6,000 sq km |
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74,718,797 (July 2003 est.) |
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Eastern Hamitic stock (Egyptians, Bedouins, and Berbers) 99%, Greek, Nubian, Armenian, other European (primarily Italian and French) 1% |
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Muslim (mostly Sunni) 94%, Coptic Christian and other 6% |
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Arabic (official), English and French widely understood by educated classes |
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purchasing power parity - $289.8 billion (2002 est.) |
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textiles, food processing, tourism, chemicals, hydrocarbons, construction, cement, metals |
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