Egypt
Climate: 13 – 28°C / 56 – 83°F
Water Temperature: 20 – 28°C / 68 – 83°F
Time: UTC +2:00 (EET)
Language: Modern Standard Arabic
Currency: Egyptian Pound (EGP). Local Currency is recommended for most locations, some bigger resorts might accept Dollars or Sterling.
Electricity: 220 Volts. Plug Adapter is Recommended
Marriage Requirements: Proof of Identity is Original Birth Certificate and 5 photos of each person (4 x 6). Original Certified document stating that individuals are not married. If Divorced the original Decree Absolute stamped with the seal of the court where it was issued. Please note that the Egyptian Notary Public reserves the right to refuse marriage of a Muslim divorcee who have not been divorced in a Muslim court. Widow(er) Original Marriage Certificate and Death Certificate of spouse. Application Statutory declarations have to be taken to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, for the consular officer’s signature and stamp to be legalized. Once this has been done, the couple can go to the Notary Public’s Office at Ministry of Justice Annex, Cairo, for a civil marriage.
Airport(s):
Marsa Alam International Airport (RMF)
Aswan International Airport (ASW)
Luxor International Airport (LXR)
Hyperbaric Chamber:
Marsa Alam – Deco International
Marsa Alam Baromedical
A transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia, via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. Most of its territory of 1,010,000 square kilometers (390,000 sq mi) lies within the Nile Valley of North Africa and is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, the Gaza Strip and Israel to the northeast, the Gulf of Aqaba to the east, the Red Sea to the east and south, Sudan to the south and Libya to the west. With over 86 million inhabitants, Egypt is one of the most populous countries in Africa and the Middle East, and the 15th-most populated in the world. The great majority of its people live near the banks of the Nile River, an area of about 40,000 square kilometers (15,000 sq mi), where the only arable land is found.
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