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Population:
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80,335,036 (July 2007 est.)
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 32.2% (male 13,234,428/female 12,631,681)
15-64 years: 63.2% (male 25,688,703/female 25,082,200)
65 years and over: 4.6% (male 1,576,376/female 2,121,648) (2007 est.)
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Median age:
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total: 24.2 years
male: 23.9 years
female: 24.6 years (2007 est.)
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Population growth rate:
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1.721% (2007 est.)
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Birth rate:
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22.53 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
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Death rate:
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5.11 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)
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Net migration rate:
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-0.21 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)
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Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.048 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.024 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.743 male(s)/female
total population: 1.017 male(s)/female (2007 est.)
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 29.5 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 31.22 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 27.68 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 71.57 years
male: 69.04 years
female: 74.22 years (2007 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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2.77 children born/woman (2007 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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Nationality:
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noun: Egyptian(s)
adjective: Egyptian
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Ethnic groups:
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Egyptian 98%, Berber, Nubian, Bedouin, and Beja 1%, Greek, Armenian, other European (primarily Italian and French) 1%
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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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