ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT
| The Arab Republic of Egypt bounded on the north by the Mediterranean, on the east by Israel and the Red Sea, on the south by the Sudan, and on the west by Libya. | |
| CAPITAL | Cairo. |
| PRINCIPAL PORT(S) | Alexandria, Port Said, Suez. |
| POPULATION | 69,536,644 (July 2001 estimate). |
| LANGUAGE(S) | Arabic, but English and French widely understood. |
| WEIGHTS AND MEASURES | Metric system. |
| ELECTRICITY SUPPLY | Domestic:
220/240v 50 cycles AC. Industrial: 220 to 380v single or 3 phase. |
| CURRENCY(-IES) | 1 Egyptian pound = 100 piastre = 1,000 milliemes. |
| EXCHANGE RATE | 7.25690 EGP = £1 sterling (fluctuating rate). |
| TIME | 2 hours ahead of GMT (clocks change to summer and winter time at the beginning of May and end of September, respectively). |
DIALLING CODE |
00 20. |
| PUBLIC HOLIDAYS | 25 Apr; 1 May; 18 Jun; 23 July; 6, 24 Oct; 23 Dec; in addition, the following which have variable dates: Islamic New Year; Eid Al Fitr; Waqf el Arafat, Eid Al Adha, Wafa'a el Nil; Easter Monday. Coptic Christians also have the following days off: 7 January and 11 September. |
| EMBASSY(-IES) | 26 South Street,
London W1K 6DD. Tel: 020 7499 2401/3304, fax: 020 7491 1542, e-mail: etambuk@hotmail.com 2 Lowndes Street, London SW1X 9ET. Tel: 020 7235 9719, fax: 020 7235 5684. Office hours: 0930-1630. |
| BRITISH EMBASSY | 7 Ahmed Ragheb Street Garden City, Cairo. Tel: 00 20 2 354 0850, fax: 00 20 2 354 0859, e-mail: commercial.cairocl@fco.gov.uk (commercial). |
| CHAMBER(S) OF COMMERCE | Federation of
Egyptian Chambers of Commerce, 4 Midan El-Falaki Street, Cairo. Tel: 00 20 795 1136, fax:
00 20 795 7940. Egyptian-British Chamber of Commerce in Great Britain Ltd, PO Box 4EG, 299 Oxford Street, London W1A 4EG. Tel: 020 7499 3100, fax: 020 7499 1070. British Egyptian Business Association: 124 Nile Street, 2nd Floor, Flat 3, Agouza, Cairo. Tel: 00 20 794 1421, fax: 00 20 794 1401. |