Egypt

>> Overview - Arab Republic of Egypt

1. Location: Northern Africa,bordering the

Mediterranean Sea, between Libya and the Gaza
Strip
2. Total area - 1,001,450 sq,
3. population: 101 million
4. Capital: Cairo
5. Nile – the father of rivers
>> History –ancient and modern Egypt

1. 3200 B.C: beginings of unified

kingdom
2. From 341 B.C.: Persians, Greeks,
Romans, and Byzantines
3. 7th century: Arabs
4. 13th – 16th century : Mamluks
5. Till 19th century - allegiance to the
Ottoman Empire, governmant
controlled by UK since1882
6. 1922 – independence
>> Tourism

 750 000 tourists monthly

 13 000 hotel rooms only in Cairo

 2.2 million people employed in industry

Weather

• The climate in Egypt varies from surprisingly

cold to extremely hot. Along the northern coast
of the country the climate is Mediterranean
during winter (December through March) –
cool, windy and humid, with occasional rains.
>> Information about the culture

People

1. Modern Egyptians (Arabs, living in big cities like

Cairo and Alexandria)

2. Bedouin Arabs (nomadic tribal

peoples living in isolated
oases)

3. Nubian peoples (living along

the Nile)
>> Information about the culture

Population (2005)

 101 mio. inhabitants

 Growth rate: 1.78%
 population explosion
 habitable land area
(only 4% of the
country)
>> Information about the culture

Religion

Official religion: Islam

About 90% of the population are

Sunni Muslims

About 10% are Coptic Christians and

others
>> Information about the culture

Language

 official language: Arabic

 The Egyptian dialect is distinct from all others arabic

coutries because of the dominance of the media
(television, cinema, radio and music)

 English and French widely understood by educated

classes
 sources
 “How to negotiate” Sergey Frank – Financial Times
 Gesteland, Richard – Cross-Cultural Business Behavior –
www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/eg.html
 www.arab.net/egypt/index.html
 www.hejleh.com/countries/egypt.html
 www.animaweb.org/pays_egypte_pourquoiinvestir_en.php