Egypt+Culture


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

[] The Egyptian flag consists of the horizontal lines of red, white, and black with the national emblem in the middle. The white stands for peace and honesty, the red for hardiness, bravery, strength, and valor, and the black for determination. The national emblem in the middle is the eagle of Saladin.
 * **Nationality**: Egyptians


 * **Religions**: Muslims make up 90%, Coptic Christians make up 9%, and other Christians make up 1% of the population.


 * **Languages**: The official language in this country is Arabic and most people speak this. However, English and French are also spoken around the country of Egypt.

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 * **Education**: Schooling is required for all children ages 6 to 15. The average literacy rate for adults is around 71.4%.

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 * **Health**: The estimations from 2011 are as follows; Infant mortality rate - 25.2 deaths/1,000 live births. The average life expectancy for Egyptians is approximately 72.66 years.
 * **Food:** Native Food in Egypt consist of the following;
 * bread, beans, molokhiyya (leafy, green, summer vegetable), vegetables, cheese, and nuts.
 * These are the most common foods that you will find Egyptians eating at just about every meal.



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 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">**Music**: Egyptians listen to a lot of Arabic music. There are instruments that were known to be used in Ancient Egypt that are the same as they are today like the harp, flute, pipes, horns, drums, and cymbals.

Information Gathered From: http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/5309.htm http://www.flags-flags-flags.org.uk/egyptian-flag.htm [] []

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