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    Egypt


    Waging Peace

    Mediating Conflict

    The Camp David Accords of 1978 were a major achievement of the Carter administration. President Carter has continued his deep interest in Middle East peace since leaving the White House. In November 1983, the first Middle East Consultation was held at The Carter Center, co-chaired by former U.S. Presidents Jimmy Carter and Gerald Ford.

    In March 1987, President Carter traveled throughout the Middle East, meeting with heads of state. On the basis of this trip, The Carter Center hosted in 1987 an unprecedented Middle East Consultation attended by representatives from Egypt, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Syria, and the Palestinian community as well as officials from the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council.

    In March 1990, President and Mrs. Carter returned to the region, meeting with heads of state and leading political figures in Egypt, Syria, Jordan, Israel, and the West Bank to discuss the Middle East peace process. Carter Center experts continue to follow events in the region.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     


     


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    QUICK FACTS: EGYPT


    Size: 1,001,450 square kilometers
    Population: 80,335,036
    Religions: Muslim (mostly Sunni), 90 percent; Coptioc, 9 percent; other Christian, 1 percent
    Life expectancy: 72 years
    Languages: Arabic (official), English and French widely understood by educated classes
    Ethnic groups: Egyptian 98 percent; Berber, Nubian, Bedouin, and Beja 1 percent; Greek, Armenian, other European (primarily Italian and French), 1 percent
    Population below poverty line: 20 percent

    Literacy: 91 percent

    (Source: U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, World Factbook 2008)