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

Cairo, Dallas and New York are sister cities.

Cairo, Dallas and New York are sister cities.

Cairo, Dallas and New York are sister cities.
  • Egypt’s capital, Cairo, is Africa’s and the Arab world’s largest cosmopolitan city.
  • Cairo, with a population of 16 million people, is the 11th largest urban area in the world.
  • The city of Cairo was founded in 968 A.D.
  • In 2005, Cairo sent delegations to New York to participate in the Sister City Summit titled “Strategies for Public Art.”