Egypt

Population: 74.9 million (UN, 2005)
Capital: Cairo
Area: 1 million sq km (',874 sq miles)
Major language: Arabic
Major religion: Islam
Life expectancy: 67 years (men), 72 years (women) (UN)
Monetary unit: 1 Egyptian Pound = 100 piastres
Main exports: Petroleum, petroleum products and cotton
GNI per capita: US $1,310 (World Bank, 2005)

For more info on Egypt:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/country_profiles/737642.stm

In 2012 VAP has

member of:
Volunteer Action for Peace, member of the Co-ordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service Volunteer Action for Peace, member of the Volunteer International Network Exchange UK
with the support of:
Volunteer Action for Peace, member of the European «Youth in Action» Programme

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« When volunteering in Malawi and Tanzania while at school and during my year out I developed a love of East Africa and soon felt itchy to go back. On discovering VAP I found a number of workcamps in Kenya and at far more affordable prices than any 'volunteer abroad' organisations. I chose a 6 week workcamp based at a secondary school in western Kenya... »

Hannah E. from London

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