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Property	Type	Value	Unit	Rank	Empirical method	Date	Comparison
Birth rate	Population property	25.02	Per 1000 Inhabitants	65	Estimation	2010	Birth rate
Death rate	Population property	4.85	Per 1000 Inhabitants	191	Estimation	2010	Death rate
Infant Mortality Rate	Health property	26.20	Per 1000 Live Births	82	Estimation	2010	Infant Mortality Rate
Life Expectancy at Birth	Population property	72.40	Years	123	Estimation	2010	Life Expectancy at Birth
Net Migration Rate	Population property	-0.21	Per 1000 Inhabitants	99	Estimation	2010	Net Migration Rate
Population growth rate	Population property	2.00	Percent	58	Estimation	2010	Population growth rate
Total Fertility Rate	Population property	3.01	Born per Woman	66	Estimation	2010	Total Fertility Rate
Electricity production	Economic property	118400	Gigawatt hour	28	Estimation		Electricity production
Natural gas consumption	Economic property	42500	1 Mil. Cubic metre	20	Estimation		Natural gas consumption
Natural gas production	Economic property	62700	1 Mil. Cubic metre	15	Estimation		Natural gas production
GDP growth rate	Economic property	4.70	Percent	28	Estimation		GDP growth rate
GDP - per capita (PPP)	Economic property	6000	Dollar	134	Estimation		GDP - per capita (PPP)
GDP	Economic property	469800	Million dollar	27	Estimation		GDP
Industrial production growth rate	Economic property	3.90	Percent	31	Estimation		Industrial production growth rate
Inflation rate	Economic property	10.10	Percent	194	Estimation		Inflation rate
Oil consumption	Economic property	712.7	1000 Barrel per day	25	Estimation		Oil consumption
Oil production	Economic property	675	1000 Barrel per day	29	Estimation		Oil production
Unemployment rate	Economic property	9.70	Percent	113	Estimation		Unemployment rate
Area	Geo property	1001450	Square kilometer	30			Area
HIV/AIDS - Adult Prevalence Rate	Health property	0.10	Percent	163			HIV/AIDS - Adult Prevalence Rate
HIV/AIDS - deaths	Health property	500		84			HIV/AIDS - deaths
People living with HIV/AIDS	Health property	9200		108			People living with HIV/AIDS
Population size	Population property	80471869		16			Population size

Organisation / Group	Aim	status
Black Sea Economic Cooperation Zone	to enhance regional stability through economic cooperation	observer
International Criminal Court	to hold all individuals and countries accountable to international laws of conduct; to specify international standards of conduct;to provide an important mechanism for implementing these standards;to ensure that perpetrators are brought to justice	signatory
Organization of American States	to promote regional peace and security as well as economic and social development	observer
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe	to foster the implementation of human rights, fundamental freedoms, democracy, and the rule of law;to act as an instrument of early warning, conflict prevention, and crisis management;and to serve as a framework for conventional arms control and confidence building measures	partner
Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa	to promote economic development
International Organization of the French-speaking World	founded around a common language to promote and spread the cultures of its members and to reinforce cultural and technical cooperation between them
African Development Bank Group	to promote economic development and social progress
Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development	to promote economic and social development
Arab Monetary Fund	to promote Arab cooperation, development, and integration in monetary and economic affairs
African Union	to achieve greater unity among African States;to defend states' integrity and independence;to accelerate political, social, and economic integration;to encourage international cooperation;to promote democratic principles and institutions
Council of Arab Economic Unity	to promote economic integration among Arab nations
Conference of Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia	promoting a multi-national forum for enhancing cooperation towards promoting peace, security, and stability in Asia
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa	recognizing, promoting and protecting fundamental human rights, commitment to the principles of liberty and rule of law, maintaining peace and stability through the promotion and strengthening of good neighborliness, commitment to peaceful settlement of disputes among member states
Developing Eight	to improve developing countries' positions in the world economy, diversify and create new opportunities in trade relations, enhance participation in decision-making at the international level, provide better standards of living
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development	to facilitate the transition of seven centrally planned economies in Europe (Bulgaria, former Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, former USSR, and former Yugoslavia) to market economies by committing 60% of its loans to privatization
Food and Agriculture Organization	to raise living standards and increase availability of agricultural products;a UN specialized agency
Group of 15	to promote economic cooperation among developing nations;to act as the main political organ for the Nonaligned Movement
Group of 24	to promote the interests of developing countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America within the IMF
Group of 77	to promote economic cooperation among developing countries;name persists in spite of increased membership
International Atomic Energy Agency	to promote peaceful uses of atomic energy
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development	to provide economic development loans;a UN specialized agency
International Civil Aviation Organization	to promote international cooperation in civil aviation;a UN specialized agency
International Chamber of Commerce	to promote free trade and private enterprise and to represent business interests at national and international levels
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement	to promote worldwide humanitarian aid through the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in wartime, and International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS;formerly League of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies or LORCS) in peacetime
International Development Association	to provide economic loans for low-income countries;UN specialized agency and IBRD affiliate
Islamic Development Bank	to promote Islamic economic aid and social development
International Fund for Agricultural Development	to promote agricultural development;a UN specialized agency
International Finance Corporation	to support private enterprise in international economic development;a UN specialized agency and IBRD affiliate
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies	to organize, coordinate, and direct international relief actions;to promote humanitarian activities;to represent and encourage the development of National Societies;to bring help to victims of armed conflicts, refugees, and displaced people;to reduce the vulnerability of people through development programs
International Hydrographic Organization	to train hydrographic surveyors and nautical cartographers to achieve standardization in nautical charts and electronic chart displays;to provide advice on nautical cartography and hydrography;to develop the sciences in the field of hydrography and techniques used for descriptive oceanography
International Labor Organization	to deal with world labor issues;a UN specialized agency
International Monetary Fund	to promote world monetary stability and economic development;a UN specialized agency
International Maritime Organization	to deal with international maritime affairs;a UN specialized agency
International Mobile Satellite Organization	acts as watchdog over Inmarsat (International Maritime Satellite Organization), a private company, to make sure it follows ICAO standards and recommended practices;plays an active role in the development of international telecommunications policies
International Criminal Police Organization	to promote international cooperation among police authorities in fighting crime
International Olympic Committee	to promote the Olympic ideals and administer the Olympic games: 2012 Summer Olympics in London, UK;2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia
International Organization for Migration	to facilitate orderly international emigration and immigration
Inter-Parliamentary Union	fosters contacts among parliamentarians, considers and expresses views of international interest and concern with the purpose of bringing about action by parliaments and parliamentarians, contributes to the defense and promotion of human rights, contributes to better knowledge of representative institutions
International Organization for Standardization	to promote the development of international standards with a view to facilitating international exchange of goods and services and to developing cooperation in the sphere of intellectual, scientific, technological and economic activity
International Telecommunications Satellites Organization	to act as a watchdog over Intelsat, Ltd., a private company, to make sure it provides on a global and non-discriminatory basis public telecommunication services
International Telecommunication Union	to deal with world telecommunications issues;a UN specialized agency
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency	encourages flow of foreign direct investment among member countries by offering investment insurance, consultation, and negotiation on conditions for foreign investment and technical assistance;a UN specialized agency
United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad	to create the security and conditions which will to contribute to the protection of refugees, displaced persons, and citizens in danger, to facilitate the provision of humanitarian assistance in eastern Chad and the northeastern Central African Republic, to create favorable conditions for the reconstruction and economic and social development of these areas
United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara	to supervise the cease-fire and conduct a referendum in Western Sahara;established by the UN Security Council
United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo	to establish contacts with the signatories to the cease-fire agreement and to plan for the observation of the cease-fire and disengagement of forces
Nonaligned Movement	to establish political and military cooperation apart from the traditional East or West blocs
Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries	to promote cooperation in the petroleum industry
Organization of the Islamic Conference	to promote Islamic solidarity in economic, social, cultural, and political affairs
Permanent Court of Arbitration	to facilitate the settlement of international disputes
United Nations	to maintain international peace and security and to promote cooperation involving economic, social, cultural, and humanitarian problems
African Union/United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur	to contribute to the restoration of security conditions which will allow safe humanitarian assistance throughout Darfur, to contribute to the protection of civilian populations under imminent threat of physical attack, to monitor, observe compliance with, and verify the implementation of various ceasefire agreements
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development	to promote international trade
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization	to promote cooperation in education, science, and culture
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees	to ensure the humanitarian treatment of refugees and find permanent solutions to refugee problems
United Nations Industrial Development Organization	UN specialized agency that promotes industrial development especially among the members
United Nations Mission in Liberia	to support the cease-fire agreement and peace process, protect UN facilities and people, support humanitarian activities, and assist in national security reform
United Nations Mission in the Sudan	to support implementation of the comprehensive Peace Agreement by Monitoring and verifying the implementation of the Cease Fire Agreement, by observing and monitoring movements of armed groups, and by helping disarm, demobilizing and reintegrating armed bands
United Nations Operation in Cote d'Ivoire	to facilitate the implementation by the Ivorian parties of the peace agreement signed by them in January 2003
United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East	to provide assistance to Palestinian refugees
World Tourism Organization	to promote tourism as a means of contributing to economic development, international understanding, and peace
Universal Postal Union	to promote international postal cooperation;a UN specialized agency
World Customs Organization	to promote international cooperation in customs matters
World Federation of Trade Unions	to promote the trade union movement
World Health Organization	to deal with health matters worldwide;a UN specialized agency
World Intellectual Property Organization	to furnish protection for literary, artistic, and scientific works;a UN specialized agency
World Meteorological Organization	to sponsor meteorological cooperation;a UN specialized agency
World Trade Organization	to provide a forum to resolve trade conflicts between members and to carry on negotiations with the goal of further lowering and/or eliminating tariffs and other trade barriers
League of Arab States

Names (5)

Egypt : Name
Arab Republic of Egypt : Longname
Misr : Name
- Local
Jumhuriyat Misr al-Arabiyah : Longname
- Local
United Arab Republic (with Syria) : Name
- Former

Description

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. Following the completion of the Suez Canal in 1869, Egypt became an important world transportation hub, but also fell heavily into debt. 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 with the overthrow of the British-backed monarchy 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 growing population through economic reform and massive investment in communications and physical infrastructure.