EGYPT
Facts & stats about Egypt...
Elevated Risk Area
Risk alert: increased risk of terrorist attacks. Travellers advised to stick to Cairo and Alexandria tourist areas. Travel in border regions restricted and permission to enter frontier regions towards Libian, Sudanese and Israeli borders as well as areas of Sinai requires military approval. High volume of landmines along Mediterranean coast.
Surface area (sq/km)
National Gem: Peridot
Longest individual rulership in history
Pharaoh Pepi II Neferkare: 94 years
Country history - COMING SOON!
Sources:
- US Passports & International Travel (19 July 2017)
- World Atlas (25 August 2017)
- Factslides (25 August 2017)
- Wikipedia (17 August 2017)
- Worldometers (25 August 2017)