Plugs and voltage
Egypt uses Types C and F sockets. Mains supply is 220 V at 50 Hz.
At 220 V, devices made only for 100–127 V (many American and Japanese hair dryers, curling irons and some shavers) will be damaged without a step-down converter. Chargers labelled “100–240V” work fine with just a plug adapter.
Adapter guides: from United States · from United Kingdom
Money
E£ Egyptian Pound EGP
Average in 2025: 1 USD = 49.23 EGP (World Bank). No daily reference rate is published for this currency by the ECB; check a live rate before exchanging.
Price level 16 (US = 100, 2025)
Everyday household prices in Egypt are about 16% of US prices when converted at market exchange rates: cheaper than the median country (50). All countries
Language
- Arabicofficial94%
Bars show the share of the population that speaks each language (CLDR estimates).
Time
Egypt is on UTC+2 (standard time; clocks change for daylight saving).
Driving
Traffic in Egypt drives on the right, so the steering wheel is on the left.
Public holidays in the next 12 months
16 national public holidays from 2 November 2026. Banks, offices and many shops close; regional holidays are not shown. Dates marked “estimated” follow a lunar calendar and can move by a day.
January 2027
- Coptic Christmas Day
- January 25th Revolution and National Police Day (observed)
March 2027
- Eid al-Fitr (estimated)
- Eid al-Fitr (estimated)
April 2027
- Sinai Liberation Day (observed)
May 2027
- Labor Day
- Spring Festival
- Day of Arafah (estimated)
- Eid al-Adha (estimated)
- Eid al-Adha (estimated)
- Eid al-Adha (estimated)
June 2027
- Islamic New Year (observed, estimated)
July 2027
- June 30 Revolution Day (observed)
- July 23 Revolution Day
August 2027
- Prophet's Birthday (estimated)
October 2027
- Armed Forces Day (observed)
Travel advisories
United States · State Department
Level 2 Exercise increased caution
Read the full advisory. Checked 2026-11-02.
United Kingdom · FCDO
- FCDO advises against all travel to parts of the country
- FCDO advises against all but essential travel to parts of the country
Updated 2026-10-27. Read the full advice. Checked 2026-11-02.
Advisories are written for each government's own citizens and change without notice: read the original before you travel.
Other practical facts
- Calling code
- +20
- Internet domain
- .eg
- Measurement
- Metric
- Paper size
- A4
- Week starts on
- Saturday
- Read more
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