Profile: Egypt
Location: Middle East, bordering Libya, Sudan and Israel as well as Red and Mediterranean seas
Capital city: Cairo
Population: 82,000,000 (approx.)
People: Egyptian, 98%, Berber, Nubian, Bedouin, and Beja, 1%; Greek, Armenian, other European (primarily Italian and French) 1%
Religion: Muslim (mostly Sunni), 90%; Coptic, 9%; other Christian, 1%
Christianity: large population of indigenous Christians; several strong, mature evangelical churches. Small, but not insignificant, numbers of believers of a Muslim background. Persecution in form of pressure from authorities as well as family and society.
Mission work: becoming more difficult for foreign workers to gain/maintain residency, but national Church has increasing burden to reach Muslim community.
Prayer: several believers of Muslim background are seeking official recognition as Christians.
