Cairo Update
Greetings,
This
is the last Cairo update for a while, since we are not going to
be in Cairo for the next two months, but in Britain!
As
we mentioned a previous update we will arrive on Thursday 27th
May and stay until the end of July. During our time in the UK
we want to visit friends, family and supporters . . .
This
update doesn't contain much news because we've been very busy
preparing to travel for the last couple of weeks, but we have
one BIG news item:
Alison
is pregnant.
Due:
Jan 4th 2000 (no, we weren't aiming for Jan 1st 2000!)
Hope
to see some of you real soon,
Toodle
Pip,
Jason,
Alison, Hannah and Esther
Return to Cairo
Update Index
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It's
a Fact!
Facts
about Egypt:
- Egypt's
population is 66 Million
- Egypt
is four times the size of the UK
-
Only 3% of the land can be used for arable crops
- Cairo
has 18 million people and is growing by 1 millon each year.
- Cairo
is the Largest city in Africa and the Middle East
- Official
literacy rate is only 45%
- A
total of 11 languages are spoken in Egypt
- Public
Debt per person is $790
- Average
annual income is $630
- Unemployment
is estimated to be 17%
- Religion:
Approx. 85% Muslim and 15% Christian
- Most
Christians are affiliated to the Orthodox Church, less than
1% of the population are Protestant
- There are
an estimated 100,000 street children in Egypt
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