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

Egypt is the world's sixth largest exporter of liquefied natural gas

Egypt is the world's sixth largest exporter of liquefied natural gas

Egypt is the world's sixth largest exporter of liquefied natural gas
  • Current reserves of gas in Egypt are expected to last for the next 35 years.
  • The Egyptian government is fostering new oil and gas discoveries, selling licenses for exploration in the 12 areas in the Red Sea, Gulf of Suez and the Eastern and Western deserts.

Source: Oxford Business Group Report