Egypt – Cairo City

Key facts about topic

• Egypt is a feminine country Capital: Cairo
• Egyptians accept power distance
President: Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
• Cairo is the second largest city in Africa
• Highest air pollution in the world Population: 97.55 Million (2017)
• Cairo is being replaced by a new city
GDP: $302.26 Billion USD (2019)
• 90% of Cairo’s agriculture is imported
• 36% of Cairo’s population is under the age Official language: Modern Standard Arabic
of 15
Currency: Egyptian pound
• Cairo’s metro is the 15th busiest in the world
• Al-Azhar University is the world’s second- Location: 26.7561°N 29.8623°E
oldest institution of higher learning
• Egyptian children live with parents until
marriage

By Nikole, Justin, & Sofia

 Egypt is a feminine country

• Value quality of life

• Consensus and solidarity
• Not driven by competition

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https://www.hofstede-insights.com/pr
oduct/compare-countries/
 Egyptians accept power distance

• Islamic Law
• People accept hierarchical order

Government engages in
intimidation, violence, and
arrests against anyone who
criticizes it

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https://www.hofstede-insights.com/p
roduct/compare-countries/
 Cairo is the second largest city
in Africa
• Lagos, Nigeria: 21+ million people
• Cairo, Egypt: 20+ million people

Most of the country’s GDP is

produced within Cairo (33%)

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https://africa-facts.org/10-highly-po
pulated-african-cities/
 Highest air pollution in the
world
• High emissions due to motor vehicles
and factories
• Black pollution cloud
• 2% of deaths in Cairo

Retrieved from
https://earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/sensing-
our-planet/a-black-cloud-over-cairo/
 Cairo is being replaced by a new
city
• 28 miles east, unnamed
• Housing for 6.5 million people

Better quality of life away from

traffic jams, overcrowdings, and
air pollution

Retrieved from
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/egy
pt-builds-new-capital-city-replace-cairo-n89
3606/
 36% of Cairo’s population is
under the age of 15
One of the youngest countries

• 75% over the age of 25

• 3% over age of 65

70% literacy rate for

individuals older than 25

Retrieved from
http://worldpopulationreview.com/wor
ld-cities/cairo-population
 90% of Cairo’s agriculture is
imported
Top 3 wheat-importing country

• Salinity in Nile Delta soil

• Only 2.8% of Cairo land
suitable for agriculture
• $3.2B worth of agricultural
imports

Retrieved from
https://www.thecairoreview.com/essays/how-
to-feed-egypt/
, https://www.croptrust.org/country/egypt/
 Cairo’s metro is the 15th busiest
in the world
Largest, one of two metros in Africa

#1 Tokyo Subway: 8.7 million daily riders

#15 Cairo’s Metro: 4 million daily riders

• Inexpensive
• Closed for less than 6 hours
• Carts solely for women

Retrieved from
https://egyptianstreets.com/2019/10/19/egypt
s-largest-metro-station-in-the-middle-east-to-
be-inaugurated-on-sunday/
 Al-Azhar University is the second
oldest institution of higher learning

Founded in 975 AD

#1 Al-Kauraouine institution founded in 859

AD

• 330,290 students
• Variety of undergraduate and
graduate programs
• 359 academic departments

Retrieved from
https://collegestats.org/2009/12/top-10-oldes
t-universities-in-the-world-ancient-colleges/
 Egyptian children live with
parents until marriage
Islam countries discourage dating

• Same sexes cannot be in the

same room
• Arranged marriages
• Marriage is optional

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https://fathom.lib.uchicago.edu/2/2170177
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