Egypt
Arab Republic of Egypt · Northern Africa
Egypt is a country in Northern Africa, with Cairo as its capital, home to about 118,365,995 people. Egypt shares land borders with 4 countries, listed below alongside its flag, currency, calling code and ISO codes.
| Capital | Cairo |
|---|---|
| Region | Northern Africa |
| Currency | Egyptian pound (EGP £) |
| Calling code | +20 |
| ISO codes | EG / EGY / 818 ISO 3166-1 |
| Flag emoji | 🇪🇬 |
| Population | 118,365,995 (2025) World Bank |
| Area | 1,002,450 km² |
| Languages | Arabic |
| Internet domain | .eg |
| Demonym | Egyptian |
Bordering countries
What does the flag of Egypt mean?
Egypt's red, white and black bands were assigned specific meanings by the Free Officers who led the 1952 revolution: red for the Egyptians' blood shed against colonial rule, white for the purity of their aims, and black for the dark era of occupation being left behind. The design descends from the wider Arab Liberation Flag of the same period, which also gave rise to similar tricolours in Syria, Iraq, Yemen and Sudan. The golden eagle at the flag's center, added in its current form in 1984, is known as the Eagle of Saladin, itself based on a much older Egyptian symbol, the Egyptian vulture, which held sacred status in ancient Egyptian religion.
Source: Wikipedia: Flag of Egypt
About Egypt
Egypt, officially Arab Republic of Egypt, is a United Nations member state in Northern Africa. Its capital and seat of government is Cairo. It shares land borders with 4 countries. The official currency is the Egyptian pound (£), using the code EGP.
Curious about the city itself? See what is the capital of Egypt for Cairo’s own facts and history.
To call Egypt from abroad, dial the country code +20. In international standards it is identified by the ISO 3166-1 codes EG (alpha-2) and EGY (alpha-3), which appear in everything from web addresses to shipping labels. As of 2025, its population is around 118,365,995.
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How Egypt compares
- Area: 1,002,450 km², ranking 29 of 194 sovereign states by land area.
- Population: 118,365,995, ranking 13 of 193 sovereign states.
- Density: about 118 people per square kilometre.
- Land borders: 4, against an average of 4.1 across the sovereign states that have any.
- Currency reach: 1 other country or territory uses the Egyptian pound (see the full list).
Flags with the same colours as Egypt
3 other national flags use exactly the same set of colour families (red, white, black). Similar colours are the most common reason flags get mistaken for one another, though colour alone says nothing about layout.
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Population from the World Bank (SP.POP.TOTL); flag, capital, currency, calling code and ISO data from open datasets. Rankings, density and flag colour matches are computed from that same dataset. Full sources and vintage on the data page. Last updated . Report a correction.