| Land area |
997,739 sq km, of which only 5% is inhabited and cultivated territory. |
| Location |
Egypt is bordered by Libya to the west, Sudan to the south, and by the Gaza Strip and Israel to the east. |
| Climate |
Hot and dry, with mild winter.
Hottest month, July, 21-36°C (average daily maximum and minimum);
coldest month, January, 8-18°C; driest months, July, August;
wettest month, December, 5 mm average rainfall. |
| Main towns |
- Greater Cairo (capital; Cairo, Giza, Helwan, 6th October & Kalyoubia governorates),
- Alexandria
- Port Said.
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| Sea Ports |
- Alexandria
- Port Said
- Port Said East
- Damietta
- Sokhna
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| Airports |
- Abu el-Ghradieq Airport Abu Rudeis Airport
- Abu Simbel Airport
- El Nouzha Airport
- Borg El Arab Airport
- Assiut Airport
- Daraw Airport
- Cairo International Airport
- Dakhla Oasis Airport
- El Arish International Airport
- El Gora Airport
- El Kharga Airport
- El Tor Airport
- Embaba Airport
- Hurghada Airport
- Khalda Mleiha Airport
- Luxor International Airport
- Marsa Alam Airport
- Mersa Matruh Airport
- New Valley Airport
- Port Said Airport
- Ras Gharib Airport
- Ras Shukeir Airport
- Sharq el-Oweinat Airport
- Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport
- St. Catherine International Airport
- Taba International Airport
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| Main Points of entry/exit |
- Cairo
- Alexandria
- Port Said
- Suez
- Luxor
- Aswan
- Matrouh
- Red Sea
- Sinai
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| Currency |
Egyptian pound (LE) = 100 piastres.
Average exchange rate in 2009 : 5. 55396 LE/US$ . |
| Key Touristic Attractions |
- Giza Pyramids
- The Pharonic Village
- Cairo Tower
- The Egyptian Museum
- Muhammad Ali Citadel
- Kan El-Khalili
- Sharm El-Sheikh
- Hurghada
- Siwa
- Luxor and Aswan
- Al-Montazah in Alexandria.
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| Language |
Arabic (official) ; English; and French. |
| Population |
77.8 mn as of jan 10, with an average annual growth of 1.9%.
Unemployment rate is 9.42% in 2Q09. |
| Education System |
Egyptian educational system is divided into three stages:
- Basic Education (Primary and Preparatory)
- Secondary Education, and
- Post-Secondary education.
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| Illiteracy |
21% of population in 2008 (16 mil) - (no updates) |
