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Information about Egypt - With thanks to the CIA World Fact Book

Official Name: The Arab Republic of Egypt

Government Type: Republic

Capital: Cairo

Population: 81,713,520 (June 2008 Est.) 95% of which live in an area of just 36,000 Km2 (The Nile Valley & Delta). That's more than 70 million people living in an area the size of Belgium, or just a quarter the size of the state of Florida.

Borders: Israel (266km), Gaza Strip (11km), Libya (1115km), Sudan (1273km)

Topography: 96.4% of the country's area is made up of barren hills, mountains and desert. The remainder constitutes the Arable Nile Valley and Delta region where the vast majority of the population live.

Chief of State: President Mohammed Hosni Mubarak

Religions: Muslim (mostly Sunni) 90%, Coptic 9%, other Christian 1%

Languages: Arabic (official), English and French widely understood by educated classes

Area:

total: 1,001,450 sq km
land: 995,450 sq km
water: 6,000 sq km

The Egyptian landmass is roughly equivocal in size to:

1.5 x the size of texas
Spain and France combined
South Australia
4 x the size of New Zealand
South Africa
4.5 x the size of Great Britain

Coastline: 2,450 km

Economy: Tourism, Oil and Gas, Suez Canal Revenues, Monies sent home by Egyptians working abroad.

Natural Resources: Petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, phosphates, manganese, limestone, gypsum, talc, asbestos, lead, zinc

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When to Visit

◦	Public Holidays
◦	January
◦	February
◦	March
◦	April
◦	May
◦	June
◦	July
◦	August
◦	September
◦	October
◦	December

Destinations

◦	Cairo
◦	The Pyramds (Giza)
◦	Sound and Light Show
◦	The Pyramids (Saqqara)
◦	The Pyramids (Dahshur)
◦	Where to stay in Cairo
◦	Downtown Cairo
◦	Egyptian Museum
◦	Arriving at Cairo Airport
◦	Good restaurants in cairo
◦	Ancient heliopolis and the virgin tree
◦	Khan el Khalili market
◦	Birqash Camel Market
◦	Itineraries
◦	Alexandria
◦	Pompey's Pillar
◦	The Roman Catacombs
◦	Fort Qaitbey
◦	Itineraries
◦	Upper Egypt
◦	Luxor
◦	Attractions
◦	Karnak Temple
◦	Sound and Light Show
◦	Luxor Temple
◦	Travel to/from
◦	The Sunshine Project
◦	Itineraries
◦	Map Luxor
◦	Aswan
◦	Attractions
◦	Summer in Aswan
◦	Kitchener Island
◦	St Simeon's Monastery
◦	Restaurants
◦	Fryal Gardens
◦	Abu Simbel
◦	Kom Ombo
◦	Edfu
◦	Esna
◦	Sinai
◦	Dahab
◦	Accommodation
◦	Excursions
◦	Restaurants
◦	Getting to Dahab
◦	Scuba Diving
◦	Freediving
◦	Snorkelling
◦	Nuweiba
◦	St Catherine's Village
◦	Climbing Mount Sinai
◦	Where to stay in St Catherine's Village
◦	Saint Catherine's Monastery
◦	Map St Catherine's Monastery
◦	Sharm El Sheikh
◦	Weather
◦	The Western Desert
◦	Siwa Oasis
◦	The Red Sea Coast
◦	Hurghada
◦	St Anthony's Monastery
◦	St Paul's Monastery

Travel Information

◦	Why visit?
◦	Is it Safe?
◦	The Weather
◦	Backpacking
◦	Visa Information
◦	People & Politics
◦	Travel with Children
◦	Women Travellers
◦	Police and Checkpoints
◦	Touts & Hawkers
◦	Staying Healthy
◦	Packing
◦	Toilets

Money

◦	What it costs
◦	Saving Money
◦	Tipping
◦	Haggling
◦	Exchange Rates

Culture

◦	How to Dress?
◦	Arabic
◦	Alcohol
◦	Souvenirs
◦	Ramadan
◦	Smoking Shisha

Food & Recipes

◦	Egyptian Food
◦	Eating Out
◦	Vegetarians
◦	Vegans
◦	Zabadi Recipe
◦	Egyptian Falafel Recipe
◦	Kosheri Recipe
◦	Foul Mudammas Recipe
◦	Tabouleh Salad

Getting There

◦	Travel from Egypt to Jordan
◦	Travel from Egypt to Israel
◦	Which airlines fly to Egypt
◦	Ferries to Egypt
◦	Egypt to Sudan
◦	Egypt to Jordan

Getting Around

◦	Nile Cruise
◦	Buses
◦	Trains
◦	Schedules
◦	Cairo to Alexandria
◦	Alexandria to Cairo
◦	Luxor to Aswan
◦	Aswan to Luxor
◦	Luxor to Cairo
◦	Cairo to Luxor
◦	Aswan to Cairo
◦	Cairo to Aswan
◦	Alexandria to Luxor and Aswan
◦	Aswan to Alexandria
◦	Sleeper Trains
◦	Metro
◦	Taxis
◦	Ferries

Suggested Itineraries

Planning Tools

◦	Maps
◦	Map Cairo Metro
◦	Map Ferry Hurghada Sharm El Sheikh
◦	Map of Egypt
◦	Map Gulf of Aqaba
◦	Map ferry Aswan Wadi Halfa
◦	Map of Saint Catherine's Monastery
◦	Map of Luxor
◦	Print & Take
◦	Travel Insurance
◦	Consulatation
◦	Hotels & Hostels
◦	Flights

Adventure Travel

◦	Mountain Biking
◦	Hiking
◦	Mount Sinai
◦	Freediving
◦	Tour operators

Work

◦	Tour Leading
◦	Diving Jobs
◦	Website Publishing
◦	Job Vacancies
◦	Hurghada Jobs
◦	Cairo Jobs

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