Egypt

Capital: Cairo
Language: Arabic
Population: 74 000 000
Religion: Muslim

Industries: food, oil products, textile, tourism.

Agriculture products: cotton, fruits and vegetables, livestock, wheat.

Generally speaking:
• Egypt’s recorded history dates back 5 000 years.
• Pyramids of Giza date back to c.2700-2200 BC.
• River Nile is the longest river in the world; 6 650 km. Main source of water in Nile is the Blue Nile and the White Nile. The Blue Nile flows from the Lake Tana in Ethiopia. The White Nile begins it’s journey in the central Africa.
• Suez Canal was open in 1869 and connects the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea shortening travel distance in between Europe and Asia. Suez canal is 163 km long.