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People and Places in Egypt

Cairo is the Capital of Egypt. Founded on the site of Babylon, near the ruins of ancient Memphis, Cairo has been the largest city in Africa for centuries. Modern Cairo encompasses many former cities and their monuments: the pyramids of the pharaohs from Ancient Egypt; early Christian monasteries and churches. Five thousand years of culture are concentrated here.
Travel through time in a city that is a living index to civilization. Cairo, a microcosm of the greater world.

Shown Above is one of the Egyptian pyramids a great achievement of Ancient Egypt.

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Facts on the People of Egypt

Population:	76,117,421 (July 2004 est.)
Age structure of Egyptians:	0-14 years: 33.4% (men 13,038,369; women 12,418,254) 15-64 years: 62.2% (men 23,953,949; women 23,419,418) 65 years and over: 4.3% (men 1,407,248; women 1,880,183) (2004 est.)
Median age of Egyptians:	total: 23.4 years men: 23 years women: 23.8 years (2004 est.)
Population growth rate of Egyptians:	1.83% (2004 est.)
Birth rate:	23.84 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Death rate:	5.3 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Net migration rate in Egypt:	-0.22 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Sex ratio of Egyptians:	at birth: 1.05 boys / girls under 15 years: 1.05 boys / girls 15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.75 male(s)/female total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2004 est.)
Infant mortality rate of Egypt:	total: 33.9 deaths/1,000 live births girls: 33.12 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.) boys: 34.64 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth of Egyptians:	total population: 70.71 years male: 68.22 years female: 73.31 years (2004 est.)
Total fertility rate of Egyptians:	2.95 children born/woman (2004 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:	less than 0.1% (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS in Egypt:	8,000 (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths:	NA
Nationality of Egypt:	noun: Egyptian(s) adjective: Egyptian
Ethnic groups in Egypt:	Eastern Hamitic stock (Egyptians, Bedouins, and Berbers) 99%, Greek, Nubian, Armenian, other European (primarily Italian and French) 1%
Religions of Egypt:	Muslim (mostly Sunni) 94%, Coptic Christian and other 6%
Egyptian Languages:	Arabic (official), English and French widely understood by educated classes
Literacy in Egypt:	definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 57.7% male: 68.3% female: 46.9% (2003 est.)

Source: CIA fact book and Government of Egypt

Alexandria

Alexander the Great

Founded by Alexander the Great, Alexandria became the capital of the Graeco-Roman Acient Egypt, its status as a beacon of culture symbolized by Pharos and the setting for the stormy relationship between Cleopatra and Mark Antony. The city, immortalizing Alexander's name, flourished, beyond all expectations, into a prominent cultural, intellectual and economic metropolis, the remains of which are still evident to this day.

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