Population

101,478,581 (2021)

Official language

Arabic

Currency

Egyptian pound (E£ or ج.م)

Capital

Cairo

Time Zone

UTC+2

Dialling Code

+20

Area (sq. miles)

390,121

GDP

$1.391 trillion (PPP)

VAT on Books

0% for books and eBooks 

Fixed Book Price Systems

No

Statistics

Egypt Publishing Market Profile (PA, 2017)[link to download/view] 

Annual Book Fairs

Cairo International Book Fair is held over 13 days in January/February. 

Useful Contacts

British Council

Email: information@britishcouncil.org.eg
Tel: +20 (0)2 33001666

Department for International Trade

Email: DITAfricaTrade@mobile.trade.gov.uk
Tel: +2 02 2791 6000

Saad WafaaCreative industries
Email: Saad.Wafaa@fco.gov.uk  

Booksellers

Directory of Cairo Booksellers (Cairo Urban Initiatives Platform)
Directory of Cairo Booksellers (CairoBookStop)

Distributors

Anglo-Egyptian Bookshop