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The Suez Canal was opened on November 17, 1869. The Canal connects Port Said on the Mediterranean Sea with the port of Suez on the Red Sea, providing a direct route for transporting goods between Europe and Asia. The Canal is 163 km (101 mi) long and 300 m (984 ft) wide at its narrowest point – which is wide enough for ships as large as aircraft carriers. The bridge pictured is the Suez Canal Bridge (also known as the Egyptian-Japanese Friendship Bridge or the Peace Bridge), which opened in 2001 and connects the continents of Africa and Asia.
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Geography

Area

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Area - comparative

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<p>more than eight times the size of Ohio; slightly more than three times the size of New Mexico</p>

People and Society

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Age structure

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This is the population pyramid for Egypt. A population pyramid illustrates the age and sex structure of a country's population and may provide insights about political and social stability, as well as economic development. The population is distributed along the horizontal axis, with males shown on the left and females on the right. The male and female populations are broken down into 5-year age groups represented as horizontal bars along the vertical axis, with the youngest age groups at the bottom and the oldest at the top. The shape of the population pyramid gradually evolves over time based on fertility, mortality, and international migration trends. <br/><br/>For additional information, please see the entry for Population pyramid on the Definitions and Notes page.

Median age

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Population growth rate

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Birth rate

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Death rate

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Net migration rate

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Maternal mortality ratio

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Infant mortality rate

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Total fertility rate

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Tobacco use

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Environment

Government

Economy

Real GDP growth rate

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Real GDP per capita

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Labor force

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Unemployment rate

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Public debt

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Taxes and other revenues

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Current account balance

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Exports

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Imports

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Debt - external

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Energy

Communications

Transportation

Airports

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Heliports

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Merchant marine

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