_#_Nationality: noun—Egyptian(s); adjective—Egyptian
_#_Ethnic divisions: Eastern Hamitic stock 90%; Greek, Italian, Syro-Lebanese 10%
_#_Religion: (official estimate) Muslim (mostly Sunni) 94%; Coptic Christian and other 6%
_#_Language: Arabic (official); English and French widely understood by educated classes
_#_Literacy: 48% (male 63%, female 34%) age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)
_#_Labor force: 15,000,000 (1989 est.); government, public sector enterprises, and armed forces 36%; agriculture 34%; privately owned service and manufacturing enterprises 20% (1984); shortage of skilled labor; 2,500,000 Egyptians work abroad, mostly in Iraq and the Gulf Arab states (1988 est.)
_#_Organized labor: 2,500,000 (est.)
_*Government #_Long-form name: Arab Republic of Egypt
_#_Type: republic
_#_Capital: Cairo