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OFFICIAL TITLE |
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Arab Republic of Egypt |
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HEAD OF STATE |
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President Mohamed Hosni Mubarak |
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AREA |
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1,001,450 square kilometres |
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POPULATION |
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78,887,007 |
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MAIN CITIES |
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Cairo (capital), Alexandria, Sharm-El Sheikh, Port Said, Aswan, Suez, Luxor |
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LANGUAGE |
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Arabic (official), English and French are widely spoken. |
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BUSINESS HOURS |
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Government Offices
0900-1400 Sat to Thurs
Private Companies
Summer: 0800-1400 Sat to Wed, 0800-1300 Thurs
Winter: 0900-1300 and 1600-1900 Sat to Wed, 0900-1300 Thurs
Banks
0830-1330 Mon to Thurs, 1000-1200 Sun
Government offices, banks and Muslim companies are closed on Fridays. |
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LOCAL TIME |
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GMT + 2 hours |
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VISA REQUIREMENTS |
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Required by all foreigners except GCC nationals and some other specific nationals. |
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HEALTH REQUIREMENTS |
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A yellow fever vaccination certificate is required from those arriving from infected areas. Visitors arriving in transit without a certificate will be detained at the airport until their onward flight departs. Precautions are advised against cholera, typhoid and polio. |
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CUSTOM REGULATIONS |
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200 cigarettes or 25 cigars or 200g tobacco;
1 litre of spirits; gifts up to the value of EŁ500. All cash, travellers cheques, credit cards and gold over EŁ500 must be declared on arrival. |
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CURRENCY |
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1 Egyptian Pound (EŁ) = 100 piastres |
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EXCHANGE RATE |
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US$1 = EŁ5.76 (June 2006) |
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CURRENCY REGULATIONS |
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No restrictions on the import of foreign currency provided it is declared; export is limited to the amount declared on arrival.
The import and export of local currency is limited to EŁ100. It is no longer mandatory to change a minimum of US$150 on arrival. |
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CENTRAL BANK |
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Central Bank of Egypt
31 Kasr El-Nil Street, Cairo
Tel: 2 3931514,
Tlx: 92237,
Fax: 2 3904232 |
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CHAMBER OF COMMERCE |
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Federation of Chambers of Commerce
4 El-Falaki Square, Cairo
Tel: 2 3551164, Tlx: 92645 FEDCOC
Fax: 2 3557940
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