Statistics about Egypt
Democracy,
Politics, Data Tables
Date posted: 18 February 2011
In recent weeks, Egypt
has been receiving a lot of international media attention due to the
massive
protests against the Mubarak government and its eventual overthrow.
Reasons for the protests include:
- The emergency law (which has been in place since
1967,
with
the exception of an 18 month break in the early 1980s) which allowed
the
government to imprison individuals indefinitely and without reason
- The lack of free elections, free speech and political
freedoms
- Police brutality
- Corruption
- Low wages and lack of employment opportunities
(especially
for the young)
- Rising food prices
-
The Mubarak government in general, for other grievances accumulated
over its many years in power (1981 to 2011)
The protesters came from a variety of socio-economic and
religious backgrounds, and called for an end to the Mubarak regime.
The following sections state some timely economic, social
and military statistics about Egypt.
Economic and Social Statistics
Source (unless
otherwise stated):
Egypt’s
Central
Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics
Overall Price Inflation
(2010): 11.0%
Food Price Inflation (2010):
18%
Unemployment rate (3rd quarter 2010): 8.96%
Unemployment rate (3rd quarter 2009): 9.1%
Population (11
February 2011): 79,780,623
Population (5
Feb 2011): 79,752,007
Population Estimates (one million or higher) by Governorate in
Urban Areas (1/7/2009):
| Cairo
|
7,062,000 |
| Alexandria
|
4,275,000 |
| Giza
|
3,025,000 |
| Kalyoubia |
2,006,000 |
| Dakahlia |
1,475,000 |
| Sharkia |
1,308,000 |
| Helwan |
1,266,000 |
| Gharbia |
1,259,000 |
Population Pyramid (2010):
Source:
Nation
Master
Military Statistics
Source: The New Zealand Herald (1 Feb 2011)
Over the past 30 years, Egypt
has been the second largest recipient of US
foreign aid (with Israel
being the largest). In
the fiscal year
to 30
September 2010, Egypt
received US$1.3 billion in military aid and US$250 million in economic
aid. The bulk of
the military aid went
to pay for military hardware, equipment upgrades/maintenance and
support
contracts.
The total number of military personnel in Egypt
is around 468,500 active personnel plus a reserve of around 479,000.
Army
| Personnel: |
280,000 to 340,000 including conscripts
|
| Main battle
tanks: |
3723 including 973 A1M1 Abrams tanks
|
| Reconnaissance
vehicles: |
410 |
| Armoured
infantry fighting vehicles: |
610 |
| Armoured
personnel carriers: |
4160 |
| Artillery
pieces: |
4480 (including 492 self-propelled, 962
towed)
|
| Mortars: |
2528 |
| Air defence
surface-to-air missiles: |
at least 2100
|
| Tactical
surface-to-surface missiles: |
over 42
|
Navy
| Personnel:
|
18,500 including conscripts
|
| Tactical patrol
submarines: |
4 |
| Surface
combatants: |
10
|
| Patrol
and costal combatants: |
41 |
Air Force
| Personnel: |
30,000 including 10,000 conscripts
|
| Combat
capable aircraft: |
461.
165
fighter aircraft including:
26 F-16A
12 F-16B
74 MiG-21F
53 Mirage D/E
|
| Helicopters: |
4 Commando electronic Intelligence, 125
Electronic Attack helicopters
|
Other forces
150,000 Air Defence
Command troops
397,000 paramilitaries
comprising of Central
Security Forces, National
Guard and Border
Guard
forces
See
also:
Statistics
about South Sudan
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