Capital: Cairo (Al-Qahirah)
Population (million): 82.5
Total Area: 1,001,450km²
Currency: 1 CAN$ = 6.03 Pounds (EGP) (2012)
National Holiday: 23 July, National Day
Language(s): Arabic

Type of State:
Presidential / Parliamentary system

Type of Government:
Republic, with a President as head of state and a Prime Minister as head of government. The People’s Assembly (Maglis El-Shaab) is the principal legislative body with 454 members. The Shura Council (Maglis El-Shura) is the upper house of parliament with 264 members. The People’s Assembly was dissolved by court order in June 2012. New parliamentary elections are expected to take place after Egypt’s new constitution is drafted and approved by popular referendum.

Head of State:
President Mohamed Morsi

Head of Government:
Prime Minister Dr. Hisham Kandil

Ministers:
Foreign Affairs: Mohamed Kamel Amr
Foreign Trade and Industry: Hatem Abdel Hamid Mahmoud Saleh
Finance: Momtaz Mohamed Al-Said Abu Al-Nur

Main Political Parties:
Freedom and Justice Party, Al Nour, Egyptian Bloc, Al Wafd, Al Wasat, Revolution Continues Coalition, Arab Democratic Nasserist Party, Justice Party

Elections:
People’s Assembly: Last: Nov.2011-Feb. 2012; Next: TBD; Shura Council: Last: March 2012; Next: TBD; Presidential: Last: June 2012; Next: TBD

Please note that the economic statistics reflect Canadian dollars and the yearly averages for the year. If listed as ’0’ or absent, the statistic is currently unavailable.

Canadian exports to country: $447,103,793
Canadian imports from country: $515,076,859
FDI in Canada: (2011) $ million
CDI in Egypt: (2011) $ million

Foreign Representation in Canada:
Ambassador Wael Ahmed Kamal Aboul Magd

Canadian Representation Abroad:
Ambassador David Drake