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EGYPT
Capital
Cairo
Currency
Egyptian pound (EGP)
Area
1,001,450 square km
Location
Egypt lies in northeast Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean shores and the Red sea. Neighboring states: Libya, Sudan, Israel.
Land boundaries
2,665 km
Elevation extremes
lowest point: Qattara Depression -133 m
highest point: Mount Catherine 2,629 m
Language
Arabic (official), English and French
Nationality
Egyptian
Religions
Muslim (mostly Sunni) 90%, Coptic 9%, other Christian 1%
Time
UTC +2
National holiday
2010
07 Jan Coptic Christmas Day
26 Feb Birth of the Prophet
25 Apr Sinai Liberation Day (Sinai only)
28 Apr Sham el-Nassim (Coptic Easter)
01 May Labour Day
23 Jul National Day
10 Sep - 13 Sep Bairam Feast (End of Ramadan)
11 Sep Coptic New Year
06 Oct Armed Forces Day
16 Nov - 17 Nov Grand Feast
7 Dec Islamic New Year
2011
07 Jan Coptic Christmas Day
15 Feb Birth of the Prophet
25 Apr Sham el-Nassim (Coptic Easter)
25 Apr Sinai Liberation Day (Sinai only)
02 May Labour Day
23 Jul National Day
30 Aug - 31 Aug Bairam Feast (End of Ramadan)
12 Sep Coptic New Year
06 Oct Armed Forces Day
06 Nov - 7 Nov Grand Feast
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