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Economy Last year Egypt exported a total of $27.91 billion in various materials, with the majority of that amount in Petroleum oils and gases of which the country has a rich supply(3). The country also exports important metals such as copper and gold as well as agriculture goods. Egypt’s biggest export partners are Italy, Germany, and the United States. The country imports almost twice as much as it exports at a total of $53.97 billion in the year 2011(3). The largest imports are machinery and equipment, which is the main circumstance holding Egypt back as a developing country. Other import imports are chemicals, wood products, and fuel. Egypt’s largest import partners are China, United States, and Italy. Communication Technology Last year Egypt had 8.714 million wired telephone lines and 83.425 million mobile cell lines in current use(3). This system underwent upgrading in the 1990s with principal centers in Alexandria, Cairo, Al Mansurah, Isamalia, Suez, and Tanta. These centers are connected by either coaxial cable, microwave radio, or both. As you can see by the map of above they are only located in the region of the country between the Nile and the Suez, which is the most populated part of the country. There are not any centers that stretch down to the Red Sea which contains more important cities or the Western less developed part of the nation which corresponds to 75% of the country. View Egypt principle telephone centers in a larger map Maritime Cable In September of 2006, the National Telecommunication Regulatory Authority (NTRA) made a decision to extend a maritime cable for international traffic. The project costing around US$120 million will serve the Gulf region and south Europe, the same area discussed in the map earlier. The idea is that construction of the cable should decrease high international call costs and increase domestic demand on internet broadband services.

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ICT Readiness of Egypt

Economy

Last year Egypt exported a total of $27.91 billion in various materials, with the majority of that amount in Petroleum oils and gases of which the country has a rich supply(3). The country also exports important metals such as copper and gold as well as agriculture goods. Egypt’s biggest export partners are Italy, Germany, and the United States.

The country imports almost twice as much as it exports at a total of $53.97 billion in the year 2011(3). The largest imports are machinery and equipment, which is the main circumstance holding Egypt back as a developing country. Other import imports are chemicals, wood products, and fuel. Egypt’s largest import partners are China, United States, and Italy.

economy chart

Communication Technology

Last year Egypt had 8.714 million wired telephone lines and 83.425 million mobile cell lines in current use(3). This system underwent upgrading in the 1990s with principal centers in Alexandria, Cairo, Al Mansurah, Isamalia, Suez, and Tanta. These centers are connected by either coaxial cable, microwave radio, or both. As you can see by the map of above they are only located in the region of the country between the Nile and the Suez, which is the most populated part of the country. There are not any centers that stretch down to the Red Sea which contains more important cities or the Western less developed part of the nation which corresponds to 75% of the country.

View Egypt principle telephone centers in a larger map

Maritime Cable

In September of 2006, the National Telecommunication Regulatory Authority (NTRA) made a decision to extend a maritime cable for international traffic. The project costing around US$120 million will serve the Gulf region and south Europe, the same area discussed in the map earlier. The idea is that construction of the cable should decrease high international call costs and increase domestic demand on internet broadband services.

underwater cable

Website Designed by Elliott Coyne

ecoyne@gmu.edu

Last Updated on November 6, 2012

* *Disclaimer this is a site developed for a educational project with an educational intent in mind. Certain materials are included under the fair use exemption of the U.S. Copyright Law and have been prepared according to the multimedia fair use guidelines and are restricted from further use. Please send any comments or conserns to the email address listed.