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Population:
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77,505,756 (July 2005 est.) |
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 33% (male 13,106,043/female 12,483,899)
15-64 years: 62.6% (male 24,531,266/female 23,972,216) 65 years and over: 4.4% (male 1,457,097/female 1,955,235) (2005 est.) |
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Median age:
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total: 23.68 years
male: 23.31 years female: 24.05 years (2005 est.) |
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Population growth rate:
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1.78% (2005 est.) |
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Birth rate:
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23.32 births/1,000 population (2005 est.) |
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Death rate:
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5.26 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.) |
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Net migration rate:
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-0.22 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.) |
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Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.74 male(s)/female total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2005 est.) |
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 32.59 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 33.31 deaths/1,000 live births female: 31.83 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.) |
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 71 years
male: 68.5 years female: 73.62 years (2005 est.) |
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Total fertility rate:
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2.88 children born/woman (2005 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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less than 0.1% (2001 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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12,000 (2001 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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700 (2003 est.) |
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Nationality:
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noun: Egyptian(s)
adjective: Egyptian |
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Ethnic groups:
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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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Religions:
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Muslim (mostly Sunni) 94%, Coptic Christian and other 6% |
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Languages:
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Arabic (official), English and French widely understood by educated classes |
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 57.7% male: 68.3% female: 46.9% (2003 est.) |
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