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According to this [1], there are 9.5 million Egyptian expats, with over half of them in the Arab world, and less than 2.5 million in North America and Europe. S
by notfried 3y ago
According to this [1], there are 9.5 million Egyptian expats, with over half of them in the Arab world, and less than 2.5 million in North America and Europe. So it could be they are targeting the majority, who are in countries not quite rich.
[1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyptian_diaspora https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyptian_diaspora
- umeshunni 3y ago> majority, who are in countries not quite rich. It looks like the majority are in Saudi, UAE and Kuwait though.
- lordnacho 3y agoSo generously, 1M of them would be conscription eligible, and if they all paid the 5K, Egypt would have 5B as a one-time fee. How is that going to help you run a government for 100M people? $50 bucks a head if they all pay.