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Egypt Hotels and Resorts - has a mystical and timeless appeal that has been attracting travellers from far and wide for many centuries. From the fascinating sights of the Pharoahs, on the banks of the Nile at Luxor to the glorious beaches of the Red Sea at Sharm El Sheikh, this is a land of great contrast, where ancient and modern life exist side by side.
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Egypt People and Population Information
| Population: | 76,117,421 (July 2004 est.) |
| Age structure: | 0-14 years: 33.4% (male 13,038,369; female 12,418,254) 15-64 years: 62.2% (male 23,953,949; female 23,419,418) 65 years and over: 4.3% (male 1,407,248; female 1,880,183) (2004 est.) |
| Median age: | total: 23.4 years male: 23 years female: 23.8 years (2004 est.) |
| Population growth rate: | 1.83% (2004 est.) |
| Birth rate: | 23.84 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Death rate: | 5.3 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Net migration rate: | -0.22 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Sex ratio: | at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.75 male(s)/female total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2004 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate: | total: 33.9 deaths/1,000 live births female: 33.12 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.) male: 34.64 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life expectancy at birth: | total population: 70.71 years male: 68.22 years female: 73.31 years (2004 est.) |
| Total fertility rate: | 2.95 children born/woman (2004 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | less than 0.1% (2001 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: | 8,000 (2001 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths: | NA |
| Nationality: | noun: Egyptian(s) adjective: Egyptian |
| Ethnic groups: | Eastern Hamitic stock (Egyptians, Bedouins, and Berbers) 99%, Greek, Nubian, Armenian, other European (primarily Italian and French) 1% |
| Religions: | Muslim (mostly Sunni) 94%, Coptic Christian and other 6% |
| Languages: | Arabic (official), English and French widely understood by educated classes |
| Literacy: | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 57.7% male: 68.3% female: 46.9% (2003 est.) |