World Countries

Egypt

Egypt coat of arms
The flag of Egypt is composed of three equal horizontal bands of red, white and black, with Egypt's national emblem — a hoist-side facing gold eagle of Saladin — centered in the white band.

Common Name: Egypt

Official Name: Arab Republic of Egypt

Geographic Details

CapitalCairo
Continent(s)Africa
RegionAfrica
SubregionNorthern Africa
Landlocked❌
Area1,002,450 km²
Coordinates(27° 0' N, 30° 0' E)

Demographic and Political Information

Population107,271,260
CurrencyEgyptian pound (£)
TimezonesUTC+02:00
LanguagesArabic
UN Member✅

Additional Information

Top-level Domain.eg, .مصر
Calling Code+2
Independent✅
Start of weeksunday
alpha2CodeEG
alpha3CodeEGY