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Brief Description
Long known for its pyramids and ancient civilisation, Egypt is the largest
Arab country and has played a central role in Middle Eastern politics in modern
times.
and the non-aligned movement, while his successor Anwar Sadat made peace
Egypt's teeming cities - and almost all agricultural activity - are concentrated
along the banks of the Nile, and on the river's delta. Deserts occupy most of the
country.
remittances from Egyptians working abroad, mainly in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf
countries.
However, rapid population growth and the limited amount of arable land
are straining the country's resources and economy, and political unrest has often
Capital: Cairo
Population 83.9 million
Main language Arabic
its opening in the 1960s until the mid-1970s, the Philippine Embassy in Cairo was
the only Philippine Foreign Service Post in the Arab and African region.
Movement (NAM), the Philippines and Egypt have together advocated for
interfaith dialogue to achieve lasting peace and development. Egypt has also
been a friendly voice for the Philippines in the Organization of Islamic Conference
(OIC), which for decades had helped broker the peace process in the southern
Philippines. The two countries have concluded more than 20 bilateral agreements
In the multilateral arena, the Philippines and Egypt have regularly lent
mutual support for their respective candidatures to United Nations (UN) bodies.
se–nw and 1,196 km (743 mi) ne–sw. However, the cultivated and settled area
(Nile Valley, Delta, and oases) constitutes only about 3.5% of Egypt's land area;
the Libyan and Western deserts occupy about 75% of the total. Comparatively,
the area occupied by Egypt is slightly more than three times the size of the state
of New Mexico. Beyond the Suez Canal in the east, the Sinai Peninsula overlaps
desert plateau but the eastern part is cut by the Nile River valley. The highest
point in Egypt is Mount Catherine at 8,625 feet (2,629 m), while its lowest point is
the Qattara Depression at -436 feet (-133 m). Egypt's total area of 386,662
square miles (1,001,450 sq km) makes it the 30th largest country in the world.
and mild winters. Cairo, Egypt's capital which is located in the Nile valley, has an
average July high temperature of 94.5˚F (35˚C) and an average January low of
In 2017 the World Bank estimated that GDP grew by 3.9% over the year,
investment framework have also left Egypt well positioned for continued
structural fiscal deficit remains the key economic challenge, and one that nearly
all of its reforms aim to address. Raising revenue via taxation is one way the
government is attempting to tackle the fiscal deficit, and in the first half of FY
Economic growth
Sociological Intelligence
99%, Greek, Nubian, Armenian, other European (primarily Italian and French) 1%
Religions: Muslim (mostly Sunni) 94%, Coptic Christian and other 6%
Language in Egypt: For almost 13 centuries Arabic has been the written and
Family Values
The family consists of both the nuclear and the extended family.
Social Class
The social class an Egyptian is born into dictates their everyday life and
Political Intelligence
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi took power after the July 2013 coup that led
has not helped the country's already abysmal human rights record. Public
criticism of the country is banned, and according to Human Rights Watch,
law."
care."
detained; their assets are being frozen, and they are banned from traveling
outside of the country-- presumably, so that they don't receive foreign funding to
There is, effectively, no check on the harsh government of Sisi. [ CITATION Pri18 \l
1033 ]
Armed Forces
Egypt's army, navy, air force and air defense force have a combined
strength of about 450,000. The army, with about 320,000 troops, represents more
American Scientists.
Military service is compulsory in Egypt. Men between ages 18 and 30 have
to serve between 12 and 36 months in the armed forces, plus nine years in the
reserves.
Military expenditures
Manpower
military:
Land Forces
Tanks: 3 914
Armoured fighting
vehicles: 11 454
Total artillery: 5 813
Self-propelled artillery: 995
Rocket artillery: 1 322
Air Forces
aircraf: 241
Attack aircraft: 82
Helicopters: 260
Navy
settlement along the Nile. The main line of the nation's rail system follows along
the great river and is operated by Egyptian National Railways. The badly
maintained road network has expanded rapidly to over 21,000 miles, covering the
Nile Valley and Nile Delta, Mediterranean and Red Sea coasts, the Sinai and the
Western oasis.
transportation in Egypt. Major ports are Alexandria, Port Said, Damietta on the
Mediterranean and Suez and Safaga on the Red Sea. [ CITATION Egy17 \l 1033 ]
technology in use, which U.S. cell phone services work in this country, the
prevalence of Wi-Fi in hotels, what types of voltage and plugs are used, and
squareness, and level that was unprecedented. The Giza Pyramids each are
What’s more interesting was their ability to quarry and manufacture granite with
saws that must have measured some 30 feet in diameter, and fine stone working
tools.
Petrie and other observers refer to copper as the metal which cut and
fashioned the stone; however, no one has ever been able to replicate the results
using copper, which leaves us somewhat unable to say just how they fabricated
such works.
Biographical Intelligence
military officer who became Egypt’s de facto leader in July 2013, after the
protests against his rule. Sisi was elected president in May 2014 and elected to a
Lieutenant General who has been Minister of Defense of Egypt since 14 June
2018.
SWOT Analysis
Strength
Israelis, and therefore a key channel in any solution to this latent conflict.
Weaknesses
Opportunities
The Nile Basin Initiative: Egypt considers its "historical rights" over the
Nile are guaranteed by both treaties from 1929 and 1959 the rights to 87%
of the total flow of the Nile River, and a right to veto any upriver project.
Threats
The Philippines has recovered strongly from its turbulent recent past.
Democracy seems secure and the economy is one of the strongest in Asia.
democracy shall not be destroyed and abhor violence in times of crisis. Another
important lesson to the Philippines is the primacy of civilian authority over the
military.