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Arab Republic of Egypt

Cairo

Area	997,739 square kilometers / 385,229 square miles

Population

66,050,004 (1998 estimate)

Anthem

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Urban areas (Population)

Cairo: 6,789,479 (1996) Giza 4,779,865 (1996) Alexandria 3,328,196 (1996) Port Said 469,533 (1996) Suez 417,610 (1996) Tanta 380,000 (1992 estimate) El Mansourah 371,000 (1992 estimate) Assyout 321,000 (1992 estimate) Aswan 220,000 (1992 estimate)

Population growth rate

1.86 percent (1998)

Population density

66 persons per square kilometer / 171 persons per square mile

Life expectancy

Total: 62.1 years (1998) Female: 64.1 years (1998) Male: 60.1 years (1998)

Languages

Arabic (official); English and French widely understood by the educated

Government

Republic

President:

Mohamed Hosni Moubarak

Independence

28 February 1922 (from the United Kingdom)

Constitution

11 September 1971

Voting Rights

Universal and compulsory at age 18

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