Government type
Republic
Executive Branch, Legislature Branch, Judicial Branch
Branches/Breakdown
Head of Government
President Mohamed Hosni MUBARAK (since 14 October 1981)
Suffrage
18 of age; Universal and compulsory
National Holiday(s)
Revolution day, 23 July (1952)
Diplomatice Rep to US
Chief of Mission: Ambassador Sameh Hassan SHOUKRY
Chancery: 3521 International Court NW, Washington, DC 20008
Telephone: {1} (202) 898-5400
Consulate(s) General: Chicago, Houston, New York, San Fransisco
Diplomatic Rep from US
Chief of Mission: Ambassador Margret SCOBEY
embassy: 8 Kamal El Din Salah St., Garden city, Cairo
Mailing address: unit 64900, box 15, APO AE 09839-4900; 5 Tawfic Diab Street, Garden City, Cairo
Telephone: {20} (2)2797-3300
Fax: {20} (2)2797-3200
International affiliations
ABEDA, ACCT, AfDB, AFESD, AMF, AU, BSEC (observer), CAEU, CICA, COMESA, D-8, EBRD, FAO, G-15, G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt (signatory), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, LAS, MIGA, MINURCAT, MINURSO, MONUC, NAM, OAPEC, OAS (observer), OIC, OIF, OSCE (partner), PCA, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNMIL, UNMIS, UNOCI, UNRWA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
Military Branches
Army, Navy, Air Force, Air Defense Command
Military service age and obligation
18-30 years of age for male conscript military service; service obligation 12-36 months, followed by a 9-year service obligation (2008)
% GDP spent on military
%3.4 of GDP (2005 est)
country comparison to the world
