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| Population: | 74.7 million |
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| Urban Population: | 43% |
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| Major Ethnic and Linguistic Groups: | Eastern Hamitic - 99%
Armenian, Nubian, Greek, other - 1%
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| Religions: | Muslim (mostly Sunni) - 94%
Coptic Christian, other - 6%
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| Population Growth Rate: | 1.88% |
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| Life Expectancy: | 70.4 years |
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| Infant Mortality: | 35 per 1,000 live births |
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| Under Five Mortality: | 41 per 1,000 live births |
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| Maternal Mortality Rate: | 80 per 100,000 live births |
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| GNP Per Capita: | $1,530 |
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| Percentage of Literate Adult Males: | 68% |
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| Percentage of Literate Adult Females: | 47% |
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Percentage Population With Access
To Safe Drinking Water: | 97% |
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| Links: | CARE Egypt
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Country Description:
CARE Egypt was established in 1954. Until 1967, CARE was involved in a nationwide school feeding program. Between 1977 and 1986, a relief feeding program was added for Sinai Bedouin. Since then, CARE has become actively involved in development programming in agriculture, fisheries, community development, small economic activity development and education. CARE's current projects focus on building the capacity of community-based non-governmental organizations to carry out development projects independently.
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