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Community Youth Mapping in Egypt
Publication Date: May 17, 2007

Topics: Community Mobilization, Youth
Geographic Areas: Egypt
New Children's Book Highlights Red Sea Dolphins
Publication Date: May 10, 2007

Topics: Environment
Geographic Areas: Egypt
AED Partnership with Egyptian Cartoon Studio Promotes Environmental Awareness Among Children
Publication Date: May 10, 2007

Topics: Environment
Geographic Areas: Egypt

Tools & Publications

From Awareness to Action: Sustainable Solutions for a Better Environment 3.98 MB
Publication Date: July 12, 2007

Topics: Environment
Approaches: Behavior Change
Geographic Areas: Egypt, El Salvador, Indonesia, Panama, Tanzania

Projects

Approaches and Methods for Advanced Learning (AMAL)
Topics: Anti-Stigma & Discrimination, Education, HIV/AIDS
Approaches: Gender, Training
Geographic Areas: Africa, Djibouti, Egypt, Middle East & North Africa, Yemen
Educational Quality Improvement Program 2 - EQUIP 2
Topics:
Approaches: Evaluation, Partnerships, HIV/AIDS
Geographic Areas: Latin America & the Carribean, Europe & Eurasia, Africa, Asia & the Pacific, Middle East & North Africa, Egypt, North America
Egypt – The National Book Program
Topics: Education
Approaches: Partnerships
Geographic Areas: Egypt, Middle East & North Africa
EQUIP 2 / Egypt Education Reform Project (ERP) – Primary Education, Education Policy & Governance
Topics: Education, Education Advocacy, Education Policy & Governance
Approaches: Evaluation, Education Policy & Governance,
Geographic Areas: Egypt, Middle East & North Africa
Livelihood and Income from the Environment (LIFE) Integrated Water Resource Management Project - Egypt
Topics: Training & Technical Assistance, Water, Watershed/Natural Resource Management
Approaches: Communications, Training
Geographic Areas: Egypt, Middle East & North Africa

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Egypt at a Glance

LocationNorthern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Libya and the Gaza Strip, and the Red Sea north of Sudan, and includes the Asian Sinai Peninsula

Population77,505,756

Population Growth Rate1.78%

ReligionsMuslim (mostly Sunni) 94%, Coptic Christian and other 6%

LanguagesArabic (official), English and French widely understood by educated classes

Literacy
definition: : age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 57.7%
male: 68.3%
female: 46.9% (2003 est.)

Related Resources

CIA Factbook-Egypt