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Population:
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81,713,520 (July 2008 est.)
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 31.8% (male 13,292,961/female 12,690,711)
15-64 years: 63.5% (male 26,257,440/female 25,627,390)
65 years and over: 4.7% (male 1,636,560/female 2,208,455) (2008 est.)
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Median age:
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total: 24.5 years
male: 24.1 years
female: 24.9 years (2008 est.)
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Population growth rate:
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1.682% (2008 est.)
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Birth rate:
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22.12 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
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Death rate:
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5.09 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)
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Net migration rate:
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-0.21 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
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Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.74 male(s)/female
total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2008 est.)
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 28.36 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 30.06 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 26.57 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 71.85 years
male: 69.3 years
female: 74.52 years (2008 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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2.72 children born/woman (2008 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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less than 0.1% (2001 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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12,000 (2001 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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700 (2003 est.)
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Major infectious diseases:
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degree of risk: intermediate
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
water contact disease: schistosomiasis
note: highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has been identified in this country; it poses a negligible risk with extremely rare cases possible among US citizens who have close contact with birds
(2008)
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Nationality:
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noun: Egyptian(s)
adjective: Egyptian
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Ethnic groups:
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Egyptian 99.6%, other 0.4% (2006 census)
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Religions:
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Muslim (mostly Sunni) 90%, Coptic 9%, other Christian 1%
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Languages:
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Arabic (official), English and French widely understood by educated classes
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 71.4%
male: 83%
female: 59.4% (2005 est.)
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Education expenditures:
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4.2% of GDP (2006)
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