Development Dynastic Early Egypt In
Egypt (08/04)
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Background Notes Archive - Near East and North Africa
U.S. Department of State Background Notes: Egypt, March 1995 Bureau of Public Affairs March 1995 Official Name: Arab Republic of Egypt PROFILE Geography Area: 1 million sq. km. (386,000 sq. mi.); slightly smaller than Texas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas combined. Cities: Capital--Cairo (pop. over 14 million). Other cities--Alexandria (6 million), Aswan, Asyut, Port Said, Suez, Ismailia. Terrain: Desert, except Nile valley and delta. Climate: Dry, hot summers; moderate winters. People Nationality: Noun and adjective--Egyptian(s). Population (1993): 56.4 million. Annual growth rate: 2.2%. Ethnic groups: Egyptian, Bedouin Arab, Nubian. Religions: Sunni Muslim 90%, Coptic Christian. Languages: Arabic (official), English, French. Education: Years compulsory--ages 6-12. Literacy--48%. Health: Infant mortality rate (1992)--80/1,000. Life expectancy--58 yrs. male, 62 yrs. female. Work force: Agriculture--39%. Government, public services ... [Read More]
Background Notes: Egypt
Background Notes: EgyptPA/PCSource: Office of Public Communication, Bureau of Public AffairsDate: Dec 15, 199012/15/90Region: MidEast/North AfricaCountry: EgyptSubject: Travel, History, International Organizations, Trade/Economics[TEXT]Official Name: Arab Republic of EgyptPROFILEGeographyArea: 1,001,450 sq. km. (386,650 sq. mi.); slightly smaller thanTexas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas combined. Cities: Capital-Cairo (pop.over 12 million). Other cities-Alexandria (4 million), Aswan, Asyut,Port Said, Suez, Ismailia. Terrain: Desert except Nile Valley andDelta. Climate: Dry, hot summer, moderate winters.PeopleNationality: Noun and adjective-Egyptian(s).Popul ... [Read More]
Background Notes Archive - Near East and North Africa
US DEPARTMENT OF STATE BACKGROUND NOTES: UNITED ARAB EMIRATESJuly 1991Official Name: United Arab EmiratesPROFILEPeopleNationality: Noun and adjective--UAE, Emirian, or Emiri. Population (1990 est.): 1.8 million. Annual growth rate: 2.8%. Ethnic groups: Arab, Pakistani, Indian, Iranian, Filipino (15-20% of residents are UAE citizens). Religions: Muslim (90%), Hindu, Christian. Languages: Arabic (official), English, Hindi, Urdu, Persian. Education: Years compulsory--ages 6-12. Literacy (UAE citizens)--about 60%. Life expectancy: About 63 yrs. Work force (1990) 650,000 (90% foreign): Agriculture--6%. Industry and commerce--65%. Services--16%. Government--13%.GeographyArea: 82,880 sq. km. (30,000 sq. mi.); about the size of Maine. Cities (1990 est.): Capital--Abu Dhabi (pop. over 500,000); Dubai (pop. over 400,000). Terrain: Largely desert with some agricultural areas. Climate: Hot, humid, low annual rainfall.GovernmentType: Federation of emirates. Independe ... [Read More]
United Arab Emirates (07/91)
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Documents 66-97
The President turned to converse with the remaining Ambassadors in turn, then concluded the meeting by commenting on the centralized responsibilities of U.S. Ambassadors abroad, referring to the letter which he had written with regard to their proper role as coordinators of all American activities within their jurisdictions./2/ He added that all of our countries were very important and he hoped that each of us would make it a point to broaden as far as possible his contacts with the people of the countries to which he was accredited. During his own Presidential campaign, he remarked, very few foreign ambassadors in the United States had sought him out and he had met most of them since the inauguration. In a country such as ours it hardly mattered, but in the countries to which we were going it was necessary to develop contacts on every possible level, incl ... [Read More]
Docs 45-65
2. Arab League and Arab Unity. The Secretary asked whether the pact recently signed between Jordan and Saudi Arabia would lead to a larger Arab grouping, perhaps eventually including Syria, Lebanon and Iraq. He wondered whether such a grouping would not be conducive to Arab solidarity. Prince Faysal replied that the joint Saudi-Jordanian announcement left the way open for any other Arab country to join. At the moment, however, circumstances precluded the entry of the three countries the Secretary had mentioned: Lebanon maintains its traditional position of neutrality; Syria is preoccupied with its own internal political problems; and Iraq is in too precarious a state. The Secretary said that while his lack of full background information prevented him from speaking authoritatively, he had gained the impression that the formation of the Arab League was a step in the direction of Arab unity. Prince Faysal stated that one must look at the League's history in order to evaluate it properly. ... [Read More]
Documents 11-18
Mr. Kosygin stated that Soviet trade unions were even more free and independent, so much so in fact that if he did not do a good job the trade unions would not permit him to take a vacation. He went on to say that the Soviet Union had no intention of producing as many autos as the United States, that in the USSR production would be concentrated on buses and large taxi pools. When Minister Bakayev pointed out that taxis were very cheap in the USSR, Mr. Kosygin laughingly said that just the same Mr. Bakayev did not use taxis but had his own car. He pointed out that in Siberia, for example, the weather of 30-40 degrees below C. in winter presented special problems for automobiles. He had a great deal of respect for the productivity of American industry but had to point out that in some fields of Soviet industry productivity was very high; a specific example was steel: 80 million tons of steel had been produced last year at low cost by a continuous casting process which was be ... [Read More]
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