Egypt+Economics

**Geography** ||= = = **Culture** || = = **Economics** || = = **Politics** ||= = = **ClassActivities** ||= = = **Resources** ||
 * = **History** ||= = =


 * **Currency**: The Egyptian Pound - $1 in the United States is equal to 6.05 Egyptian Pounds.

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 * **GDP**: (OER) (2010 estimation): $218.5 billion


 * **GDP**: (PPP) (2010 estimation): $497.8 billion


 * **Annual Growth Rate**: (2011 estimation): 1.2%


 * **Per Capita GDP** (PPP, 2010 estimation): $6,200.


 * **Trade** (2010):
 * __Exports__ - $25.34 billion
 * Major Markets: EU, U.S., Middle East.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Some of the major exports in this country include petroleum, clothing and textiles, cotton, fruits and vegetables, and manufactured goods.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">__Imports__ - $51.54 billion
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Major Suppliers: EU, U.S., China.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Some of the major imports for this country include machinery and transport equipment, livestock, food and beverages, paper and wood products, and chemicals.


 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">There are many different natural resources in Egypt. Some of the most commonly used resources include petroleum and natural gas. The country also is fortunate enough to have iron ore, phosphates, manganese, limestone, gypsum, talc, asbestos, lead, and zinc.

Information Gathered From: http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/5309.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyptian_pound

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