Egypt plans to derive 20% of its electricity from renewable sources by 2020

FACT No 7

Egypt plans to derive 20% of its electricity from renewable sources by 2020
Women to form 11% of Egypt's next parliament

FACT No 22

Egypt is home to 30% of the Arab world's bloggers
Egypt's economy is expected to grow four percent in 2009, in the midst of the global recession

FACT No 3

Egypt's economy is expected to grow four percent in 2009, in the midst of the global recession
Cairo is home to Africa's only subway

FACT No 5

Cairo is home to Africa's only subway
The World Bank named Egypt 2008's top economic reformer in the Middle East for the third year in a row

FACT No 1

The World Bank named Egypt 2008's top economic reformer in the Middle East for the third year in a row

The largest U.S. military training exercises on foreign soil take place in Egypt

The largest U.S. military training exercises on foreign soil take place in Egypt

The largest U.S. military training exercises on foreign soil take place in Egypt
  • Operation Bright Star is a joint military training exercise, between the U.S., Egypt and a number of other countries, conducted at Cairo West Air Base every two years.
  • The next Bright Star Exercise will be held in the fall of 2009. The goal of the project is to strengthen bonds between the countries’ militaries and better maintain regional stability.
  • "...whatever our differences might be, [Egypt is a] very critical partner in a very critical part of the world. That’s 30 years later at a really critical time." - Admiral Michael Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
  • "Our own military has benefited from the interaction with the Egyptian armed forces, one of the most professional and capable in the region." - Defense Secretary Robert Gates

Source: www.globalsecurity.org; Testimony before Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Department of Defense