Area: 997.739 square kilometers .  385.229 square miles
MillionCapital Cairo, population around 17 Million                             
Alexandria, population around 5 Million  : Second Biggest city
People :90% Arabs and 10% Other                                              
                                   
Religion :  Islam  is  the  dominant  religion.  For Christianity  the majority is from the Coptic church                  

Health : Egypt  is free from  diseases  that could be met within normal circumstances  
herever Drinking water in Egypt is safe. But it is recommended to use mineral water
pen to tourists and the public everyday o possible. Chemists, clinics and hospitals are
in most areas                                                                                                                    
GMT + 2 hours Time:
Volts AC; 2 Pins plug   220                                                                                         
Light weight cottons during summer with warmer clothes for      : Suggested Clothing
lothes in religious c winter and the cool evenings. Women should not wear revealing
.buildings

Banking Hours: SunThurs 8.30 am 2 pm                                                                         
Open from 9 am until 2 pm daily except on Fridays and  : Government Offices
 National Holidays
From 9 am until 12.30 pm and then from 4 pm until 8pm except on  : Shopping Hours
Thurs and Mon when 4pm9pm. In winter, shops are open 9am7pm but on Thurs and  
Mon open until 8pm. Most shops are closed on Sun                                                       
Internal Transport: Extensive transport is available. Air Travel: There are two main   
carriers, Egypt Air Buses: which may vary from luxurious to daily                              
public transport, Taxis: are for cheap and easy travel within cities, Car Rental: many 
foreign and local agencies operate in the country- driving is on the right. Trains: all   
cities are linked to Cairoby a rail network with varying categories                               

Tourist information: Tourist offices provide visitors with services and facilities at all 
ports, airports, hotels, tourist sites and bazaars without charges.                                    
Highest MountainMount: Saint Catherine, 8,652 feet,(637 metres).Nile, world's longest river, 4,160 miles (6,690 kilometres) : Longest river
part crossing Egypt, from Sudan to Mediterranean, 650 miles (940 kilometres).          
Largest Lake: Lake Nasser (an artificial lake), about 2,300 square miles (6,000          
square kilometers).                                                                                                         

General Information

Climate                                                                                                                             

Egypt's location within the North African desert belt, between the Mediterranean
llel north of the Equator, means that it is characterized by low  and the 23rd para
( annual rainfall as well as sunshine throughout the year (about 315 days of sunshine
Within Egypt, there is the contrast between the coastal Mediterranean climate and
interior, however in these desert areas there is a sharp of the hot dryness of the
contrast between day and night temperatures.                                                               
The winter months of January and February can be quite cool especially in the area   
of the Delta and the Mediterranean. However, the further south one goes, the higher   
the temperature and the lower the humidity will become.                                            

Geography                                                                                                                       

Egypt covers an area of about one million square kilometers and is bordered to the
north by the Mediterranean, the Red Sea to the east, Libya to the west and shares the
outhern border with the Sudan s
History
dant from a great number of races, for that reason it is descen The average Egyptian is
a country with such a rich history that it would do it little justice to try to recite it in
any detail in this report. However, to give a general idea of the history it can be
periods_during which more than one race was ruling :  divided into five main
Pharaonic Period: this period started in 3,100 BC after a ruler called Mena united      
the two kingdoms that now form upper Egypt (the Nile Valley) and lower Egypt (the
Nile Delta). This is the period when the famous monuments of the Sphinx and the     
Pyramids of Guiza, were built and a time when Egyptian civilisation flourished for about 2,500 years.    

Greco-Roman Period: this was between 332 BC and 312 AD a period during               
which the Persians ruled for a very short period, and then were over taken by the       
Greek conqueror "Alexander the Great", who then created the city of Alexandria
overlooking the Mediterranean from which many Greeks ruled. This city was the       
home of two of the wonders of the ancient world, the great library of Alexandria and  the Alexandria light house. At around 30 BC, the Romans took over the rule of the area
this is when Christianity was declared a state religion under the : Coptic Period
Roman's rule in 312 AD, however Christianity had always been present in Egypt where Jesus is said to have spent his early years in Egypt, also, it is believed that the first two monks were Egyptian. There are many remains of the art from this era in  the British Museum in London

Islamic Period: in 640 AD Egypt was conquered by the Arabs who introduced the     
religion of Islam for the first time, various Arab rulers took over the rule of Egypt     
first were Arabs from Damascus, then Fatimids from North Africa. Next came          
Saladin, who is known for his wars against the crusaders. In the 16th century Egypt  
became a province of the Ottoman Turks
After World War I (1914-1918) the Ottoman Empire fell but the Turkish king           
remained ruler of Egypt while it was ‘put under the protection of' Britain. From      
the Egyptian people started their struggle for their right to become an   1919'
independent state and to have the freedom to control their destiny, and many           
" heroes" rose during that period
Independent Egypt: By 1956, Egypt became the first Arab republic in the Middle    
East.                                                                                                                              
The current president to the country is Mr. Hosni Mubarak.                                        

Language                                                                                                                          

Egypt's official language is Arabic. Arabic is spoken by most of the people of North
Africa and West Asia. However, the spoken language differs from country to country
though the written language remains the same.                                                              
Because Egyptian movies are very popular in the Arab world, Arabic as it is spoken in
Egypt is understood by most Arabs. English is the second language, and many            
Egyptians can speak Fre nch as well  

People                                                                                                                              

Most Egyptians are mixed race They are descendant not only from the Arabs, but also
from the ancient Egyptians, Berbers, Greeks, and Turks among other races
rate people, with their own The Nubians, in the south of Egypt, are a largely sepa
language. As for the Bedouin, who live on Sinai and in the deserts on the mainland    
are mostly of Arab descent.