Destinations > Africa > Egypt > Egypt
GeoStats:
Official Name: Arab Republic of Egypt
Passport/Visa Requirements: US citizens need both a passport and visa
Capital: Cairo
Population: 83,688,164
Languages: Arabic, though English and French are widely understood by the educated classes
Predominant Religions: Islamic, Christian (Coptic Orthodox)
Time Zone: 2 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (+2GMT), 7 hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time (+7EST)
Monetary Unit: Egyptian pound
Voltage Requirements: 220 volts
Telephone codes: 20, country code; 2, Cairo city code