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Essential
Information
Area:
1,002,000 sq km
Population:
81,713,517 (July 2008 est.)
Capital:
Cairo
Principal Towns:
Alexandria, Tanta, Damietta, Suez, Port Said.
Languages:
Arabic is the official language; French and English are both widely
used, particularly in business circles.
Gross Domestic
Product:
$127,9
billion (2007 est.)
GDP per capita:
$1'856
International
Reserves: $31.37 billion (31 December
2007 est.)
Climate:
Generally warm and dry from November to March although day
temperatures can rise to over 38°C.
April to October can see periods of intense heat in Cairo and Upper
Egypt. Rainfall is limited to the northern, coastal region. A hot
and dusty desert wind, the Khamaseen, blows in April/May and
August/September. |
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Trading between Egypt and
Switzerland: For the period from January to August 2010, trade
volume between
Switzerland and Egypt has reached 519.6 million Swiss francs
compared to 532.8 million Swiss francs for the same period of 2009,
a decrease of nearly 3%.
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Import 2009 Mio CHF |
Import 2010 Mio CHF |
+/- % |
Export 2009 Mio CHF |
Export 2010 Mio CHF |
+/- % |
Trade Volume 2009 |
Trade Volume 2010 |
+/- % |
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68.70 |
26.10 |
-62.04 |
464.10 |
493.50 |
6.33 |
532.80 |
519.60 |
-2.48% |
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