INFO GENERALI |
Surface |
1.002.450 km² |
Inhabitans |
90.000.000 (estimate 2015) |
Density |
84 ab/km² |
Governament |
Presidential Republic |
Capital |
Il Cairo (6.500.000 inhab., 13.000.000 aggl. urbanization) |
Other cities
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Alessandria 3.585.000 inhab.
Giza 2.200.000 inhab.
Shubra el-Khema 710.000 inhab.
Porto Said 400.000 inhab. |
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Ethnics
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Arabs 85%
Beduins
Nubians
Berbers and others 15% |
Language
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Arab (official)
Egyptian Arab dialect
English
French |
Religion
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Sunni muslim 90%
Copti christian 7% |
Currency |
Egyptian pound ( ) |
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Borders
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NORTH : Mediterranean sea
EAST: Israel and Palestine
SOUTH: Sudan
WEST: Lybia |
Mountains |
Jabal Katrina 2637 mt |
Rivers |
Nilo 1550 km. (Egyptian part, total 6671 km) |
Lakes |
Nasser 5500 km² (artificial) |
Islands |
Jazirat Shadwan |
Clima |
Meditteranean - arid |
Curiosity; |
Sinai peninsula, wide 58.824 km², is located in Asia |
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS |
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Iso code |
EG |
Drive side |
Right |
Time zone |
+2 GMT |
Phone area code |
+20 |
Electric voltage |
220 V - 50Hz |
Internet code |
.eg |
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PUBLIC HOLIDAY |
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SECULAR HOLIDAY |
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25th April |
Day of liberation of Sinai |
01st May |
Labour day |
18 Giugno
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Day of the evacuation
(Exit of the occupation troops and proclamation of the republic in 1953) |
03rd July
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Day of the revolution
(end of the monarchy and foundation of the republic in 1952) |
06th October |
Egyptian Forces Cross Suez Canal in War Against Israel |
24th October |
Suzez victory |
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MUSLIM HOLIDAY |
Without fixed date |
Ramadan, the month of the Muslim calendar dedicated to fasting |
Without fixed date |
Eid al Fitr, celebration for the end of Ramadan |
Without fixed date
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Eid al Adha, Day of Sacrifice commemorates the anecdote from the Quran in which the Prophet Abraham (Ibrahim) agrees to sacrifice his son Ishmael (Ismail) |
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COPTI ORTODOX HOLIDAY |
07th January |
Christmas |
Without fixed date |
Easter and Holy Monday |
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