Egypt
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, and The Carter Center has closely followed events in the region — including witnessing Egypt's three-phased lower house parliamentary elections in late 2011 and early 2012 — since the Center's founding in 1982.
Waging Peace
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.
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QUICK FACTS: EGYPT
Size: 1,001,450 square kilometers
Population: 80,335,036
Religions: Muslim (mostly Sunni), 90 percent; Coptic, 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)
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