About Us Outline

Land area    1,002,450 sq km



Coast Line    2,450 km


(total length of the boundary between land area [and islands] and the sea)




Population    76,000,000




Time zones    Standard UTC/GMT +2 hours


                      Current    UTC/GMT +3 hours




Official language    Arabic




Currency    Egyptian pound




Dialing code    20




Internet TLD    .eg




River Nile   1532 km in Egypt

(longest river in the world)




Highest Peak    Mount Catherine 2.629 km




Lake Nasser   Area 4000 sq km circa, Length 500km,


Width average 8 km, Storage 164 million cubic meters




Suez Canal    Length 195km, Width 360m




Greatest Sand Sea    Length 500km, Width 160/180km




Sinai Peninsula    60000 sq km




ECONOMY NUMBERS





Major Exports 2007        %of total

Crude petroleum&

Petroleum products
(incl charcoal)                    46.2
Finished goods
(incl Textiles)                     37.5
Semi finished products        8.3


Iron&steel                          2.2




Major Imports 2007         % of total
Semi-finished goods            27.7
Capital goods                      24.6
Consumer goods                 15.3
Petroleum&products             8.8