Agriculture plays an important role in Egypt's national economy. The rural population accounts for 52% of the national population. 1998 the arable land in China accounts for 3.5% of the national area. The government attaches great importance to agricultural development and the expansion of cultivated land. The main crops are cotton, wheat, rice, sorghum, corn, sugarcane, flax, peanuts, fruits and vegetables.

Egypt has a splendid culture, a long history, magnificent and rich historical sites, and has extremely advantageous conditions for developing tourism. The main tourist attractions are the pyramids, the Sphinx, the Azhar Mosque, the ancient castle, the Greek-Roman Museum, the Kataba Castle, the Montassar Palace, the Luxor Temple, the Karnak Temple, the Ancient Tomb Valley, the Aswan Dam and so on. Tourism income is one of the main sources of foreign exchange in Egypt.

The transportation in Egypt is very convenient. The transportation capacity of land, sea and air has improved rapidly. This railway is 7000 kilometers long. The first subway in Cairo is 42.5 kilometers long, and the first phase of the project was completed and opened to traffic in September 1987. The total length of the highway is 48,000 kilometers. There are 7 seaports with an annual throughput of 30.5 million tons. The main ports are Alexandria, Port Said and Suez. There are five international airports, and Cairo Airport is an important international airport connecting Asia, Africa and Europe. In addition to taxes, financial sources mainly rely on oil, remittances, canals and tourism.