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

One quarter of all Arabs worldwide live in Egypt.

One quarter of all Arabs worldwide live in Egypt.

One quarter of all Arabs worldwide live in Egypt.
  • The UN estimates that there are approximately 337 million Arabs worldwide.
  • Egypt is the most populous Arab nation with 76.8 million residents; this is approximately double the population of Sudan, the second most populous Arab nation.

    Source: United Nations Population Fund