Egypt

President: vacant; former president Hosni Mubarak ceded control to the military in Feb. 2011

Prime Minister: Essam Sharaf (2011)


Land area: 384,344 sq mi (995,451 sq km);

Total area: 386,662 sq mi (1,001,450 sq km)

Population (2010 est.): 80,471,869 (growth rate: 1.9%);

Birth rate: 25.0/1000;

Infant mortality rate: 26.2/1000;

Life expectancy: 72.4;

Density per sq km: 82

Capital and largest city (2003 est.): Cairo, 11,146,000 (metro. area), 7,629,866 (city proper)

Other large cities: Alexandria, 3,891,000; Giza, 2,597,600 (part of Cairo metro. area); Shubra el Khema, 1,018,000 (part of Cairo metro. area); El Mahalla el Kubra, 462,300

Monetary unit: Egyptian pound