3. ECONOMY

ECONOMY OF THE ANCIENT AND ACTUAL EGYPT

Egypt's economy was based on agriculture and livestock, supplemented by crafts and trade

The lands were fertilized annually by the floods of the Nile and in them cereals were grown to make bread and beer, vegetables, flax to make fabrics, etc. Bread, onion and beer were part of the basic diet of the popular classes.

The cattle ranch was fundamentally bovine. The Egyptians were skilled craftsmen. They made pottery, jewelry, textiles, part of which was exported to other states.

They traded with other peoples, fundamentally, through the Mediterranean. They used the Nile River as a means of communication and transportation of goods

He Egyptian economy is one of the most diversified economies in the Middle East where agriculture, industry, tourism and services sectors participate with similar percentages in its main structure.

 According to 2012 estimates, the workforce in Egypt totals 26 million people, of whom 51% work in the service sector, 32% in the agricultural sector, and 17% in the industrial sector.

• Suez Canal revenue

• The main resources of the Egyptian economy come from:+

• The Agriculture The tourism

• The cultural and media industry

• Fuel exports

• Remittances from Egyptian workers abroa

Tourism in Egypt