Land

Egypt

Population

Egypt is more than 24 times the size of the Netherlands. Because of the deserts, most of the country is sparsely populated. More than three-quarters of the inhabitants live in the Nile Valley. One of Egypt’s major challenges is population growth. The economy is not growing fast enough to absorb the influx of young people into the labor market, and poverty is increasing as a result.

Social and economic situation

In addition to income from tourism, the Egyptian economy mainly depends on agriculture, but due to the climate there is little fertile agricultural land. Moreover, the government is unable to structurally tackle problems. The number of people in Egypt facing social and economic inequality is huge. The differences between rich and poor are large, as are the differences between men’s and women’s rights.

There is a lot of oppression, discrimination and isolation of vulnerable groups, such as people with disabilities *)

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