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Practical Country Info
Egypt Practical Country Info
CairoLocal time
Time, road side, electricity, plugs, communications and standard country identifiers in one practical reference.
For Egypt, civil time is represented by Africa/Cairo, traffic keeps to the right side, the listed mains supply is 230 V, the international calling code is +20, and the country-code domain is .eg.
Time zone
Africa/Cairo
Driving side
Right side
Mains voltage
230 V
Calling code
+20
ISO alpha-2
EG
Civil time
Egypt time right now
Civil time reference
IANA time-zone identifiers used on this page
Egypt is represented here using Africa/Cairo.
Road standard
Driving side
Right side traffic
Road convention
Vehicles normally travel on the right side of the road in Egypt.
Electrical system
Electrical system
Mains electricity
Nominal mains voltage
230 V
Plug and socket types
Plug and socket types
Type C
2 round pins
Type F
2 round pins with side grounding contacts
Socket diagrams show the identifying pin geometry. Actual outlet faceplates can vary by manufacturer and installation.
Communications and identifiers
How Egypt is identified internationally
+20
Calling code
.eg
Country domain
EG
ISO 3166
Alpha 2EG
Alpha 3EGY
Numeric818
For Egypt, measurement: This page uses SI (metric) units as the reference system for measurement comparisons. Everyday and sector-specific practice may also use other units.
Structured reference
Egypt practical data table
| Field | Egypt | Authority / basis |
|---|---|---|
| Time zone | Africa/Cairo | IANA |
| Driving side | Right side | Cited road convention |
| Mains voltage | 230 V | Cited electrical reference |
| Commercial frequency | 50 Hz | Cited electrical reference |
| Calling code | +20 | ITU |
| ccTLD | .eg | IANA Root Zone |
| ISO alpha-2 | EG | ISO 3166 |
| ISO alpha-3 | EGY | ISO 3166 |
| ISO numeric | 818 | ISO 3166 |
| Measurement practice | This page uses SI (metric) units as the reference system for measurement comparisons. Everyday and sector-specific practice may also use other units. | Page methodology |
Sources & methodology
The source cards below document Egypt's cited practical-data fields, including calling code +20, ccTLD .eg, time-zone reference Africa/Cairo, and identify the authority used for each claim.