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Photos of Egypt

The Pyramid of Khafre is the second largest pyramid of Giza, near Cairo, Egypt. Smooth casing stones still cover most of the upper portion of the pyramid.

Introduction

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Geography

Area

comparison ranking: total 31

Area - comparative

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Area comparison map

People and Society

Languages

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Age structure

2023 population pyramid:
2023 population pyramid

Median age

comparison ranking: total 177

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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Education expenditures

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Environment

Government

Economy

Real GDP growth rate

comparison ranking: 84

Real GDP per capita

comparison ranking: 112

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

Internet users

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Transportation

Airports

comparison ranking: 69

Railways

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Roadways

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Waterways

comparison ranking: 31

Merchant marine

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Military and Security

Military expenditures

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Space

Terrorism

Transnational Issues