Demographics:
Marsa Allam
Population: 80
Million Age Structure:
0 – 14 years: 31.8%
15 – 64 years: 63.5%
65 years and over: 4.7%
Population growth rate:
1.682%
Ethnic groups: Greek Armenian other
European
Religious: Muslim (majority Sunni) 90%
Coptic 9% other Christian 1%
Languages: Arabic
(Native) English and French widely understood
Literacy: 71.4%
Geographic Characteristics:
Area: 1001450 sq km
Climate:
- Temperature: moderate
- Average rainfall: 2 - 5
cm per year
Land bridge between
Africa and Asia
Red sea links
between Indian Ocean and Mediterranean Sea Picturesque
landscape
Sahara Desert
Mountainous
Regions (Sinai)
River Nile
(longest in the world)
