Egypt Fact Sheet
Database: Date of Independence for Modern Countries
| Record Name | Year | Country | Previous Ruler Country | Date |
| Egypt Country Formation Date | 1922 | Egypt | United Kingdom | February 28, 1922 |
| Sudan Country Formation Date | 1956 | Sudan | Egypt and United Kingdom | January 1, 1956 |
Database: Death Rates by Country
| Record Name | Country | Death Rate (per 1000 persons) | Source |
| Death Rate for Egypt | Egypt | 5.6 | Wikipedia |
Database: Great Inventions by Year and Country
| Record Name | Year | Country | Region | Source | Inventor Name |
| Candle | c. 3000 BC | Egypt, Crete | Africa | Encyclopedia Britannica Almanac 2003 | — |
| Glass | c. 2500 BC | Egypt or Lebanon | Africa and Middle East | Encyclopedia Britannica Almanac 2003 | Egyptians or Phoenicians |
| Ink | c. 2500 BC | Egypt, China | Africa and Asia | Encyclopedia Britannica Almanac 2003 | — |
| Vending Machine | c. 100-200 BC | Egypt | Encyclopedia Britannica Almanac 2003 | — |
Database: Historical Largest Cities of the World
| Record Name | City | Country | Year Become #1 | Population | Note | Source |
| Memphis (3100 BCE) | Memphis | Egypt | 3100 BCE | 30,000+ | Answers.com Four Thousand Years of Urban Growth: An Historical Census by Tertius Chandler. 1987, St. David's University Press | |
| Thebes (1980 BC) | Thebes | Egypt | 1980 BC | No Data | Answers.com Four Thousand Years of Urban Growth: An Historical Census by Tertius Chandler. 1987, St. David's University Press | |
| Avaris (1670 BC) | Avaris | Egypt | 1670 BC | No Data | Answers.com Four Thousand Years of Urban Growth: An Historical Census by Tertius Chandler. 1987, St. David's University Press | |
| Memphis (1557 BC) | Memphis | Egypt | 1557 BC | No Data | Answers.com Four Thousand Years of Urban Growth: An Historical Census by Tertius Chandler. 1987, St. David's University Press | |
| Thebes (1400 BC) | Thebes | Egypt | 1400 BC | No Data | Answers.com Four Thousand Years of Urban Growth: An Historical Census by Tertius Chandler. 1987, St. David's University Press | |
| Cairo (1315) | Cairo | Egypt | 1315 | Answers.com Four Thousand Years of Urban Growth: An Historical Census by Tertius Chandler. 1987, St. David's University Press |
Database: World Wide Lanuage Speakers
| Record Name | Language | Primary Country | Source | Rank | Speakers |
| ARABIC, EGYPTIAN SPOKEN World Wide Language Speakers | ARABIC, EGYPTIAN SPOKEN | Egypt | 13th Edition of the Ethnologue | 25 | 42,500,000 |
| ARABIC, SAIDI SPOKEN World Wide Language Speakers | ARABIC, SAIDI SPOKEN | Egypt | 13th Edition of the Ethnologue | 52 | 18,900,000 |
Database: World Widfe life Expectancy by Country
| Record Name | Country | Source | Life Expectancy | Rank |
| Egypt Life Expectancy | Egypt | World Fact Book | 71.57 | 121 |
Database: World Oil Production by Country
| Record Name | Country | Year | Source | Barrels per Day |
| Egypt Oil Production | Egypt | 2006 | 2006 CIA World Factbook | 700,000 |
Database: World's Tallest Buildings
| Record Name | City | Country | Height in Meters | Height in Feet |
| Cairo Television Tower | Cairo | Egypt | 190 | 623 |
Database: 2006 World Monuments Fund Complete Watch List
| Record Name | Country | Organization Name | Source |
| Sabil Ruqayya Dudu (EGYPT) | Egypt | Sabil Ruqayya Dudu | World Monuments Fund |
| Tarabay al-Sharify (EGYPT) | Egypt | Tarabay al-Sharify | World Monuments Fund |
| West Bank (EGYPT) | Egypt | West Bank | World Monuments Fund |
Database: Number of Airports in World Countries
| Record Name | Country | Year | Airports | Source |
| Number of Airports in Egypt | Egypt | 2007 | 88 | CIA World Fact Book |
Database: Local Names of World Countries
| Record Name | Country | Local Name |
| Local Name for Egypt | Egypt | Misr |
Database: Unemployment rate for world countries
| Record Name | Country | Rate (Percent) | Note | Source |
| Unemployment rate for Egypt | Egypt | 10.30 | 2006 est. | Wikipedia |
Database: World List of Basilicas
| Record Name | Country | Religion | Region | Number of Basilicas | Note |
| Number of Basilicas in Egypt | Egypt | Catholic | Africa | 2 | Basilicas are churches with historical importance or other significance. |
Database: World Literacy Rates
| Record Name | Country | Source | Total | Men | Women | Year |
| Egypt Literacy Rate | Egypt | UNESCO | 59.3 percent | 69.4 percent | 48.9 percent | 2005 |
Database: World Wide Wheat Production
| Record Name | Country | Commodity | 2007/2008 Production (1000 MT) | Source |
| Wheat Production for Egypt | Egypt | Wheat | 8,320 | US Department of Agriculture |
Database: List of countries by train railway track length
| Record Name | Country | Year Reported | Transportation Type | Railway Length (km) | Source |
| Egypt Railway Length | Egypt | 2005 | Train | 5,195 | Wikipedia |
Database: Internet Country Codes
| Record Name | Country | Internet Code |
| EG Egypt | Egypt | EG |
Database: Prison Population by Country
| Record Name | Year | Source |
| Prison population for Egypt | 2007 | Human Development Reports (UNDP) |
Database: Worlds Largest Economic Entities (2000)
| Record Name | Country or Corporation | Year | GDP / sales ($million) | Source |
| GDP Sales for Egypt, Arab Republic (2000) | Egypt, Arab Republic | 2000 | 92,413.00 | Institute for Policy Studies (Report on the Top 200 corporations) |
Database: World Wide Shortwave Radio Stations
| Record Name | Language | City | Country | Media | kHz |
| Radio Cairo | Cairo | Egypt | Radio | 9475 |
Database: Scientific Latin Names for Animals
| Record Name | Animal | Type | Scientific Latin Name |
| Egyptian Cobra | Cobra | Egyptian Cobra | Naja haje |
Database: Sucide Rates By Country
| Record Name | Country | Source | Year | Male (per 100,000) | Female (per 100,000) |
| EGYPT suicide rate | Egypt | World Health Organization | 87 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Database: Global Alcohol Consumption by Country
| Record Name | Country | 1975 (liters per year) | 1979 (liters per year) | 2003 (liters per year) | 2004 (liters per year) | Source |
| Average total alchohol consumption per person for Egypt | Egypt | n/a | n/a | 0.21 | n/a | World Health Organization |
Database: Country Population (2002)
| Record Name | Country | Capital City | Year | Land Area | Population | Source |
| Egypt | Egypt | Cairo | 2002 | 1,001,450 | 70,712,345 | The World Factbook 2002, CIA |
Database: World's Largest Newspapers by Circulation
| Record Name | Country | Language | Region | Source | Newspaper | Rank | Circulation (thousands) |
| Al-Ahram Newspaper Circulation | Egypt | Arabic | Africa | World Press Trends, the World Association of Newspapers, 2005 | Al-Ahram | 57 | 900 |
Database: Coin Mints of the World
| Record Name | Country | City | Address |
| Central Bank of Egypt | Egypt | Cairo | 31, Kasr El Nil St., Cairo, Egypt. Tel 0020 2 3926108 |
Database: List of Carbon Emissions by Country
| Record Name | Country | Source | Thousand Metric Tonnes | per Capita (per thousand people) |
| Egypt CO2 Carbon Emissions | Egypt | World Resources Institute | 127,130 | 1.64027 |
Database: Coastline of world countries
| Record Name | Country | Coastline (KM) |
| Egypt Ocean Coastline Length | Egypt | 2,450 |
Database: Inflation rates by country (2003)
| Record Name | Country | Source | Rate (2003) | Rate (2002) | Rate (2001) | Rate (2000) |
| EGYPT Inflation Rate | Egypt | International Monetary Fund | 4.4 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 2.8 |
Database: Capital Cities of World Countries
| Record Name | Country | Capital City | Country Long Name | FIPS code |
| Arab Republic of Egypt (Egypt) | Egypt | Cairo | Arab Republic of Egypt | EG |
Database: World Currency List
| Record Name | Country | Symbol | Subdivision | Name |
| Egypt | Egypt | £E | 100 piasters or 1,000 milliemes | pound |
Database: Country GDP (2005)
| Record Name | Country | Year | Source | GDP | GDP per Capita | Real Growth Rate | Inflation |
| Egypt GDP | Egypt | 2005 | The World Factbook 2006 | 303.5 billion | 3,900 | 4.9 | 4.3 |
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