ons, construction, cement, metals, light manufactures

Industrial production growth rate:
5.1% (2006 est.)

Electricity - production:
91.72 billion kWh (2004)

Electricity - production by source:
fossil fuel: 81%
hydro: 19%
nuclear: 0%
other: 0% (2001)

Electricity - consumption:
84.49 billion kWh (2004)

Electricity - exports:
1 billion kWh (2004)

Electricity - imports:
200 million kWh (2004)

Oil - production:
700,000 bbl/day (2005 est.)

Oil - consumption:
590,000 bbl/day (2004 est.)

Oil - exports:
134,000 bbl/day (2004 est.)

Oil - imports:
NA bbl/day (2001)

Oil - proved reserves:
2.6 billion bbl (2006 est.)

Natural gas - production:
32.56 billion cu m (2004 est.)

Natural gas - consumption:
31.46 billion cu m (2004 est.)

Natural gas - exports:
1.1 billion cu m (2004 est.)

Natural gas - imports:
0 cu m (2004 est.)

Natural gas - proved reserves:
1.657 trillion cu m (1 January 2005 est.)

Current account balance:
$2.697 billion (2006 est.)

Exports:
$24.22 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)

Exports - commodities:
crude oil and petroleum products, cotton, textiles, metal products,
chemicals

Exports - partners:
US 13%, Italy 9.2%, Spain 7.7%, Syria 5.5%, France 4.9%, Germany
4.8%, Saudi Arabia 4.7%, UK 4% (2005)

Imports:
$35.86 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)

Imports - commodities:
machinery and equipment, foodstuffs, chemicals, wood products, fuels

Imports - partners:
US 10.5%, Germany 7%, China 6.4%, France 6.3%, Italy 5.7%, Saudi
Arabia 4.8% (2005)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
$26.3 billion (2006 est.)

Debt - external:
$29.59 billion (30 June 2006 est.)

Economic aid - recipient:
ODA, $1.12 billion (2002)

Currency (code):
Egyptian pound (EGP)

Currency code:
EGP

Exchange rates:
Egyptian pounds per US dollar - 5.75 (2006), 5.78 (2005), 6.1962
(2004), 5.8509 (2003), 4.4997 (2002)

Fiscal year:
1 July - 30 June

Communications Egypt

Telephones - main lines in use:
10,396,100 (2005)

Telephones - mobile cellular:
14,045,134 (2005)

Telephone system:
general assessment: large system; underwent extensive upgrading
during 1990s and is reasonably modern; Internet access and cellular
service are available
domestic: principal centers at Alexandria, Cairo, Al Mansurah,
Ismailia, Suez, and Tanta are connected by coaxial cable and
microwave radio rela