USEFUL INFORMATION
GEOGRAPHY & CLIMATE
TIMEZONE
LGBTQ+ RELATED
TRAVEL RELATED
KEY INFORMATION
Telephone Dialling Code
+20
Internet Suffix
.eg
Electricity
220 volts
50 hertz
Electrical Plug Type(s) - click the letter to view the specific plug
HELP:
مساعدة (musaeada) (arabic)
Member/Associate of an Economic/Security Group
Organisation des Nations unies (ONU) (fr) | Vereinte Nationen (VN) (de) | Organización de las Naciones Unidas (ONU) (es) | Organizzazione delle Nazioni Unite (ONU) (it) | Verenigde Naties (VN) (du) | Organização das Nações Unidas (ONU) (pt)
Ligue arabe (LA) (fr) | Arabische Liga (AL) (de) | Liga Arabe (LA) (es) | Lega Araba (LA) (it) | Arabische Liga (AL) (du) | Liga Árabe (LA) (pt)
Union Africaine (UA) (fr) | Afrikanische Union (AU) (de) | Unión Africana (UA) (es) | Unione Africana (UA) (it) | Afrikaanse Unie (AU) (du) | União Africana (UA) (pt)
Capital
Cairo
Le Caire (fr) | Kairo (de) | El Cairo (es) | Il Cairo (it) | Caïro (du) | Cairo (pt)
Region
Northern Africa
Continent
Africa
Hemisphere
Northern
Surrounding Ocean(s)
Atlantic Ocean | Indian Ocean
Area (sq km)
1,001,450
Monthly Average Temperatures
| M1 | M2 | M3 | M4 | M5 | M6 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIGH | 19.2°C | 66.6°F | 21.2°C | 70.2°F | 24.7°C | 76.4°F | 28.4°C | 83.1°F | 32.4°C | 90.3°F | 34.8°C | 94.7°F |
| LOW | 10.2°C | 50.4°F | 11.4°C | 52.5°F | 13.6°C | 56.4°F | 16.1°C | 60.9°F | 19.6°C | 67.2°F | 22.5°C | 72.5°F |
| M7 | M8 | M9 | M10 | M11 | M12 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIGH | 35.3°C | 95.6°F | 35.3°C | 95.6°F | 33.7°C | 92.6°F | 30.1°C | 86.1°F | 25.2°C | 77.3°F | 20.9°C | 69.6°F |
| LOW | 24.1°C | 75.3°F | 24.6°C | 76.2°F | 23°C | 73.4°F | 20.1°C | 68.1°F | 15.7°C | 60.2°F | 11.9°C | 53.4°F |
To make the data more inclusive, we have created a lookup table for the various Months in a number of different languages.The abbreviations (M1, M2,..) correspond to a month within the table (January, February,..)
M03-M05
M6-M08
M09-M11
M11-M02
To make the data more inclusive, we have created a lookup table for the various Months in a number of different languages (see above).
The abbreviations (M01, M02,..) correspond to a month within the table (January, February,..)
The abbreviations (M01, M02,..) correspond to a month within the table (January, February,..)
LGBTQ Population (2018) - Estimated
c.2.6 million
LGBTQ+ Dollar (2017) - Estimated Annual Spend
c.$4.5 billion
Lesbian (L):
مثليه (mithlayh) (arabic)
Gay (G):
مثلي الجنس (mithli aljins) (arabic)
Bisexual (B):
ثنائي الجنس (thunayiyin aljins) (arabic)
Transgender (T):
المتحولين جنسيا (almutahawilin jinsiaan) (arabic)
Questioning (Q):
استجواب (aistijwab) (arabic)
LGBTQ+ Equality Index
Very Low
LGBTQ+ Illegal
Yes
Anti-discrimination laws in place
No
Same-sex unions recognised
No
Same-sex marriage allowed
No
Main International Airports
(with three-word locations)
| AIRPORT NAME | AIRPORT CODE | CITY/LOCALITY | WHAT3WORDS |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Nouzha (Alexandria International) Airport | ALY (iata) | HEAX (icao) | Alexandria | /// sudden.handlebar.acids |
| Aswan International Airport | ASW (iata) | HESN (icao) | Aswan | /// magazine.rephrased.megabits |
| Cairo International Airport | CAI (iata) | HECA (icao) | Cairo | /// magnitude.limits.pilots |
| Luxor International Airport | LXR (iata) | HELX (icao) | Luxor | /// cracker.dude.mainframe |
Region
Northern Africa
Continent
Africa
POLICE:
122
شرطة (shurta) (arabic)
AMBULANCE:
123
سياره اسعاف (sayaruh 'iiseaf) (arabic)
FIRE:
180
نار (nar) (arabic)
HELP:
مساعدة (musaeada) (arabic)
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