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General information about Egypt

Сообщение HainanWel.com(e)! » 01 мар 2011, 01:14

02/27/2011 General information about Egypt
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Country name:

conventional long form: Arab Republic of Egypt

conventional short form: Egypt

local long form: Jumhuriyat Misr al-Arabiyah

local short form: Misr

former: United Arab Republic (with Syria)

Location: Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Libya and the Gaza Strip, and the Red Sea north of Sudan, and includes the Asian Sinai Peninsula

Geographic coordinates: 27 00 N, 30 00 E

Area: total: 1,001,450 sq km country comparison to the world: 30

land: 995,450 sq km water: 6,000 sq km

Area - comparative: slightly more than three times the size of New Mexico

Land boundaries: total: 2,665 km border countries: Gaza Strip 11 km, Israel 266 km, Libya 1,115 km, Sudan 1,273 km

Coastline: 2,450 km

Maritime claims: territorial sea: 12 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: 200 m depth or to the depth of exploitation

Climate: desert; hot, dry summers with moderate winters

Terrain: vast desert plateau interrupted by Nile valley and delta

Elevation extremes: lowest point: Qattara Depression -133 m highest point: Mount Catherine 2,629 m

Natural resources: petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, phosphates, manganese, limestone, gypsum, talc, asbestos, lead, rare earth elements, zinc

Land use: arable land: 2.92% permanent crops: 0.5% other: 96.58% (2005)

Irrigated land: 34,220 sq km (2003)

Total renewable water resources: 86.8 cu km (1997)

Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural): total: 68.3 cu km/yr (8%/6%/86%) per capita: 923 cu m/yr (2000)

Natural hazards: periodic droughts; frequent earthquakes; flash floods; landslides; hot, driving windstorm called khamsin occurs in spring; dust storms; sandstorms

Government type: republic

Capital: name: Cairo

geographic coordinates: 30 03 N, 31 15 E

time difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Administrative divisions: 29 governorates (muhafazat, singular - muhafazat); Ad Daqahliyah, Al Bahr al Ahmar (Red Sea), Al Buhayrah (El Beheira), Al Fayyum (El Faiyum), Al Gharbiyah, Al Iskandariyah (Alexandria), Al Isma'iliyah (Ismailia), Al Jizah (Giza), Al Minufiyah (El Monofia), Al Minya, Al Qahirah (Cairo), Al Qalyubiyah, Al Uqsur, Al Wadi al Jadid (New Valley), As Suways (Suez), Ash Sharqiyah, Aswan, Asyut, Bani Suwayf (Beni Suef), Bur Sa'id (Port Said), Dumyat (Damietta), Helwan, Janub Sina' (South Sinai), Kafr ash Shaykh, Matruh (Western Desert), Qina (Qena), Shamal Sina' (North Sinai), Sittah Uktubar, Suhaj (Sohag)

National holiday: Revolution Day, 23 July (1952)

Constitution: 11 September 1971; amended 22 May 1980, 25 May 2005, and 26 March 2007; note - constitution dissolved by the military caretaker government on 13 February 2011

Legal system: based on Islamic and civil law (particularly Napoleonic codes); judicial review by Supreme Court and Council of State (oversees validity of administrative decisions); accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations

Population: 80,471,869 (July 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 16

Age structure: 0-14 years: 33% (male 13,308,407/female 12,711,900) 15-64 years: 62.7% (male 25,138,546/female 24,342,230) 65 years and over: 4.3% (male 1,546,774/female 1,818,778) (2010 est.)

Median age: total: 24 years male: 23.8 years female: 24.3 years (2010 est.)

Population growth rate: 1.997% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 58

Airports: 86 (2010) country comparison to the world: 66

Airports - with paved runways: total: 73 over 3,047 m: 15 2,438 to 3,047 m: 36 1,524 to 2,437 m: 15 914 to 1,523 m: 2 under 914 m: 5 (2010)

Airports - with unpaved runways: total: 13 2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 3 914 to 1,523 m: 5 under 914 m: 4 (2010) Heliports: 6 (2010)

Pipelines: condensate 320 km; condensate/gas 13 km; gas 6,262 km; liquid petroleum gas 956 km; oil 4,319 km; oil/gas/water 3 km; refined products 895 km; unknown 59 km (2009)

Railways: total: 5,500 km country comparison to the world: 33 standard gauge: 5,500 km 1.435-m gauge (62 km electrified) (2009)

Roadways: total: 65,050 km country comparison to the world: 71 paved: 47,500 km unpaved: 17,550 km (2009)

Waterways: 3,500 km country comparison to the world: 30 note: includes Nile River, Lake Nasser, Alexandria-Cairo Waterway, and numerous smaller canals in delta; Suez Canal (193.5 km including approaches) navigable by oceangoing vessels drawing up to 17.68 m (2010)

Merchant marine: total: 66 country comparison to the world: 63 by type: bulk carrier 11, cargo 24, container 3, passenger/cargo 7, petroleum tanker 12, roll on/roll off 9 foreign-owned: 13 (Denmark 1, France 1, Greece 8, Jordan 2, Lebanon 1) registered in other countries: 52 (Cambodia 12, Cook Islands 1, Georgia 11, Honduras 2, Malta 1, Marshall Islands 1, Moldova 5, Panama 11, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 4, Saudi Arabia 1, Sierra Leone 2, unknown 1) (2010)

Ports and terminals: Ayn Sukhnah, Alexandria, Damietta, El Dekheila, Port Said, Sidi Kurayr, Suez.

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Re: General information about Egypt

Сообщение HainanWel.com(e)! » 23 июн 2014, 17:32

Egypt introduced exit fee of $ 25 for foreign tourists departing from Cairo
Exit fee of $ 25 was introduced by the Egyptian authorities for foreign tourists. As Itar-Tass learned at the Ministry of Tourism, this measure is valid from June 1 and is exclusively concerned with those who leave the country through Cairo International Airport.

While foreigners flying domestic airlines of the Egyptian capital to other cities in the country should pay only $ 4. This innovation, specified in the department, was taken in late May, the Ministry of Civil Aviation. Tax does not apply to tourists vacationing in Hurghada, Sharm El-Sheikh and other resort towns.

At the same time the Ministry of ITAR-TASS categorically denied the information on the introduction of any additional development tax of $ 7, which is now supposedly exempt foreigners arriving in Egypt. As previously reported by some media, the tax is collected from June 1, with tourists arriving in Alexandria airport, South Sinai, Hurghada, Luxor and Aswan.
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Re: General information about Egypt

Сообщение HainanWel.com(e)! » 18 мар 2015, 15:44


Egyptian authorities have decided to tighten visa regime for inostrantsev


Tourist groups innovations will not be affected, only single travelers

Egyptian authorities have decided to tighten visa regime for foreign tourists from May 15 foreigners wishing to visit the country on an individual basis, must obtain a visa in advance at the consulates of their countries.

Act now for the citizens of many countries in Europe and the US system for obtaining visas at the airport on arrival for single travelers canceled. Tour groups innovations will not be affected, according to the publication Al Ahram, citing the statement MFA Egypt.

The ministry attributed the measure of security and national sovereignty of the country.


Meanwhile, the Union Chamber of Tourism of Egypt feared that the new rules will hit on the most important sector of the Egyptian economy.

Commenting on the innovation, Foreign Ministry spokesman Badr Abdel Aty said that the decision was "relevant authorities", it is now being studied, and in the case of a "negative impact" will be sent for review.

By the way, previously to attract tourists from Russia Cairo allowed them to pay in Egypt rubles.
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Re: General information about Egypt

Сообщение HainanWel.com(e)! » 07 апр 2015, 19:12

Leaders of Egypt has decided to postpone the execution of the decision to cancel the issuance of individual tourist visas

Leaders of Egypt decided to postpone the implementation of the recent decision to cancel the issuance of individual tourist visas on arrival at Egyptian airports.

The new order will take effect with the introduction of the new electronic system of the Egyptian visa. Therefore, the citizens of the Russian Federation may continue to receive individual tourist visas on arrival at Egyptian airports without having to obtain a visa to pre-Egyptian embassies and consular offices abroad.
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