Egypt |
Egypt, officially the People’s officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a Middle Eastern country in North Africa. Egypt is geographically situated in Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula, east of the Suez Canal, connecting as a land bridge to Asia. Egypt borders Libya to the west, Sudan to the south, and Israel and the Gaza Strip to the northeast; on the north and the east are the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea, respectively. Egypt is the sixteenth most populous country in the world.
Internet Usage Statistics:
16,636,000 Internet users as of December/09, 21.1% of the population, according to ITU.
Latest Population Estimate:
78,866,635 population for 2009, according to US Census Bureau.
Gross National Income:
GNI per capita is US$ 1,801 ('08) according to the World Bank.
Country Area:
1,001,450 sq km
Internet Usage and Population Growth:
YEAR | Users | Population | % Pen. | Usage Source |
2000 | 450,000 | 66,303,000 | 0.7 % | ITU |
2006 | 5,100,000 | 71,236,631 | 7.0 % | ITU |
2008 | 10,532,400 | 81,713,517 | 12.9 % | ITU |
2009 | 16,636,000 | 78,866,635 | 21.1 % | ITU |