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 was the first Arab country to have its own satellite.

Egypt was the first Arab country to have its own satellite.

Egypt was the first Arab country to have its own satellite.
  • Nilesat 101, a geosynchronous communications satellite and the first satellite to be owned by an Arab country, was launched by an Ariane 4 rocket from Kourou, French Guyana on April 28, 1998.
  • Nilesats 102 and 103 were launched in 2000 and 2005, respectively, and Nilesat 201 is planned to launch in 2010.
  • The Nilesat Company now broadcasts more than 450 digital TV channels, including English speaking channels such as BBC World News, CNN International, Bloomberg TV and the Discovery Channel.


Source:  BBC News July 2009 and Nilesat