World Summary --- Egypt

Summary information

Names
ISO3-Code	EGY
Continent	Africa
Country Name	Egypt
Administrative
Admin Level Used	2
Level1 Type	Division
Level2 Type	Governorate
Number of Units	26
Population Estimates
Ref. Year First	1986
Ref. Year Last	1992
Pop '90 (estimated) ('000)	53,407
Pop '95 (estimated) ('000)	60,851
Pop '90 (UN) ('000)	56,333
Pop '95 (UN) ('000)	62,282
Difference '90	5.2 %
Difference '95	2.3 %
Spatial Estimates
Area (sq km)	1,001,450
Resolution (km)	196
PopPerUnit ('000)	2,395
Resources
Web Site	http://grid2.cr.usgs.gov

Data sources This database was initially produced for the UNEP/GRID-WRI-NCGIA Africa Population Database. See the GRID-Sioux Falls web site at http://grid2.cr.usgs.gov The 1980 and 1990 estimates produced for this database were used to produce the P95E estimate. Pop data sources: Arab Republic of Egypt (1981), Statistical Yearbook of Egypt 1981, Central Agency for Mobilization and Statistics, Cairo. Data for the 1986 census, digital file, POPMAP application produced by Egyptian Statistical Office in collaboration with the UN Software Development Project (UNSD/DESIPA) Arab Republic of Egypt (1991), Statistical Yearbook of Egypt 1991, Central Agency for Mobilization and Statistics, Cairo. Arab Republic of Egypt (1993), Statistical Yearbook of Egypt 1993, Central Agency for Mobilization and Statistics, Cairo. Population figures were available for 1960, 66, 76, 86 and 92 (estimates). For 1960-76, the total national population and the share of the governates population of the national total were available. These were first converted to total numbers. P60-90 was then derived using average annual growth rates. NAME1 are the four major administrative categories (divisions): Urban Governates, Lower Egypt, Upper Egypt, Frontier Governates. NAME2 are the 26 governates

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