Egypt

Egypt
Capital
Area
Time
Currency
Population
Language
Religion
Government Type
Legal System
National Day
Phone Codes



Egypt
The country is called Misr or Masr in the local language and its official name is Arab Republic of Egypt. The name Egypt comes from the Greek name "Egyptos". Its name in ancient time was KMT (Kemet), which mean "the black country", a name most likely taken from the black and fruitful black soil along the Nile.

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Capital
Cairo,
the largest city in Africa and the Middle East.

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Area
995,450 sq km (384,345 sq mi)
most of which are is desert and desert like area.

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Time
GMT + 2 hours
Summertime (GMT + 1 hour) observed from late April until end of September.

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Currency:
Egyptian Pounds (EGP) is the local currency in Egypt.

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Population
nearly 70 million

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Language
Main language: Egyptian Arabic
Second language: English
Third language: French

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Religion
Muslim (mostly Sunni), estimated more than 90% of the population. Rest is mainly Coptic Christian.

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Government Type:
Republic.

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Legal System:
Based on English common law, Islamic law and Nopoleonic codes.

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National Day:
23 July (anniversary of the Revolution, 23 July 1952).

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Phone Codes
* Egypt Country Phone Code: 20
* Major Cities
Cairo: 02
Alexandria: 03
Al Arish: 068
Minia: 086
Luxor: 095
Aswan: 097
Kharga, Dakhla & Farafra: 092
Baharia: 010
Sharm El Sheikh: 062
El Gouna & Hurghada: 065

(When calling a city from outside Egypt, remove the "0" in front of the local code. For Cairo the country code "20" plus city code "02" - becomes "202")

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