General Information
Egypt General Information - At A Glance
- Population: 81.5 million people (world rank: 15th)
- Area: 1,001,450 square km, 1,001,450 square miles.
- Language(s): Arabic, English, French, Spanish. Arabic is the spoken language in Egypt. However, tourists will rarely find a problem in communication as the most common foreign languages spoken by Egyptians are English with the French a close second, perhaps also German and Italian.
- Regions
- Lower Egypt (contains Cairo & Alexandria)
- Middle Egypt
- Upper Egypt (southern Egypt) contains Luxor
- Western Desert
- Red Sea Coast(contains hurghada and El Gouna)
- Sinai (contains Sharm el-Sheikh and Dahab)
- Cities
Alexandria, Aswan, Asyut, Cairo, the country's capital, Dahab, Giza, Hurghada, Luxor, Marsa Alam, Memphis, Port Said, Sharm el-Sheikh, Siwa, Suez.
- Capital City: Cairo.
- Major Cities: Alexandria.
- Local Time: From 30 Apr 04 to 30 Sep 04 GMT +3
- From 1 Oct 04 to 28 Apr 05 GMT +2. Two hours in advance of Greenwich Mean Time and three hours for summer time which starts from the last Friday in April to the last Friday in September.
- Currency: Egyptian Pound (EGP 1 = 100 Piastres). The Egyptian Pound is divided into 100 piasters. For your guidance on rate exchange at any bank. IT's allowed to import and export any amount in foreign currency.
- Notes: EGP: 1, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100.
- Coins: Piastres: 5, 10, 20, 25, 50.
- Dialing Code: 20.
- Electricity: 220V AC 50Hz. Electrical current throughout Egypt is 220 volts. Sockets take the standards continental European round-pronged plug. Plug adapters and current converters as well as dual voltage appliances can be bough at home.
- Weather: Egypt all the year has a very nice weather make it one from the best weather countries, where you can enjoy the sunny dry sun in the summer and the wormy sunny winter. The Air Temperature in the summer vary from 35(Degrees C) to 40(Degrees C), and in winter from 23(Degrees C) to 28(Degrees C).
- Clothing: In Summer, Light Cotton garments and in winter woolens. Respectively, in the evenings a sweater and an overcoat may be needed.
- In all seasons light walking shoes and a hat are essential and avoid very brief clothing as the norm is semi conservative attire. Handy items includes: sun-glasses, sun oil, a pocket torch and binoculars.
- Business Hours: Banks are closed on Fridays and Saturdays and are open during the rest of the days from 8.00 to 2.00 pm. Most embassies are closed on Sundays. Shops are generally open from 9.00 am to 9.00 pm and even more.
- Shopping: Egypt markets offers many "best buys", such as silver, leather, gold, mother of pearl, brass, copper and alabaster. Bargaining is expected in basaars such as the Khan El- Khalili, but in regular shops prices are fixed.
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