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

More than 12 percent of the Egyptian People's Assembly will be female.

More than 12 percent of the Egyptian People's Assembly will be female.

More than 12 percent of the Egyptian People's Assembly will be female.
  • In June 2009, Egypt passed a law allocating a quota of 12.5 percent (64) seats in the People’s Assembly, the lower house of Parliament, to women for upcoming elections in 2010 and 2015. In comparison, women make up 17.5 percent of the U.S. House of Representatives.
  • In order to further encourage women’s participation in political life, the National Council for Women created the Center for the Political Empowerment of Women in 2003, an ambitious program that aims to develop women’s skills to run for parliamentary elections and make the voices of female Egyptian MPs heard.
  • More than 25 percent of top management positions in the civil service are currently held by women.

    Source: Government Performance Report; The National Council For Women