Egypt

Capital city — Cairo

Country population
98,423,595
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2018
/ World Bank
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
116
(estimate)
i
08/2016
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Type of government
Unitary Republic
Human Development Index
0.7
(116/188)
i
2018
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
2.5
i
2017
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Ministry of the Interior
Total number of prisoners
106,000
(estimated figure…
i
08/2016
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Prison density
-
Total number of prison facilities
184
i
2016
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
An NPM has been established
no
Female prisoners
3.7 %
i
12/2006
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarcerated minors
1 %
i
12/2002
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Percentage of untried prisoners
9.9 %
i
12/2006
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Death penalty is abolished
no
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PdM

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Country population

98,423,595

i

2018

Type of government

Unitary Republic

Human Development Index

0.7

(116/188)

i

2018

/ UNDP, Human Development Report

Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)

2.5

i

2017

/ UNDP, Human Development Report