Egypt

The official language is Arabic. English can be heard more and more in tourist places, be french. Unfortunately, it is not possible to communicate easily everywhere, but the Egyptians are kind and helpful. Just give them the name of the street, and they will try to explain, where is she located. Sometimes they will even bring a foreigner, to make sure, whether he found the right place.

:: System

Egypt is a republic, the head of state is performed by the president appointed by the parliament for a 6-year term. The election is approved in a nationwide referendum. The head of state is President Hosni Mubarak, and Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif.
Jednoizbowy parliament – National Assembly (People's Council) with 454 deputies, exercises legislative power. The advisory function towards the parliament is performed by the 210-person Consultative Council (sura) – 2/3 its composition is elected by the general public, while 1/3 is appointed by the president, half of the council is replaced, co 3 patch. Executive power is vested in the government.
The legal system is based on law: Anglosaskim, Islamic law and the Napoleonic Code.

Egypt is an underdeveloped country. Services are the basis of the economy, especially touristy. In order to facilitate the development of tourism, the government has set up a tourist police, which is to watch over the safety of tourists. Oil exports and the revenues from the exploitation of the Suez Canal also play an important role in the Egyptian economy.

The most heavily industrialized area of ​​Lower Egypt is marked by three cities: Cairo, Alexandria and Suez, while Upper Egypt has an industrial center in Aswan. Egypt has significant deposits of natural resources. The base is crude oil from deposits on the Sinai Peninsula.
There are limestones all over the country. In addition, natural gas is mined, located in the area of ​​the Nile delta and from submarine deposits. Intense in the Nile valley and delta, irrigated agriculture (Cotton, cereals, sugarcane).

Inflation in Egypt is around 7%, it is not distributed evenly. The prices of luxury goods are rising faster than the costs of public transport, fuel and staple foods.

:: Demography

Egypt is the most populous Arab country and the second most populous country in Africa. The average population density is low, and the population distribution is very uneven. Most of the country is almost uninhabited, and in agricultural areas it is one of the largest in the world. There are approx 47% population – Cairo, the capital of the country and the largest city in Africa, together with the neighboring towns, it has over 16 million inhabitants, that is almost 30% The population is made up of the vast majority of Arab Egyptians - the Fellahs (99% in general), Berber tribes can be found in the area of ​​the Western Desert , isolated negroid settlements in the upper Nile valley.