Egypt
Arab Republic of Egypt
Egypt sits in Northern Africa and uses EGP - Egyptian pound (£). This profile combines identifiers, formats, map links, memberships, and the largest city records in one structured reference.
Capital
Cairo
Population
107.9M
Area
1M km2
Population
107.9M
107,868,296 people
Area
1M km2
1,002,450 square kilometers
Density
108/km2
Population divided by land area
Capital
Cairo
30.05, 31.25
Detailed Country Guide
Overview and identity
Egypt, officially listed here as Arab Republic of Egypt, is structured as a practical country reference guide for users searching country facts, maps, flags, codes, and daily-use data. The page should make Egypt, EG, EGY, the flag, the official name, and the country slug easy to confirm because users often land on country pages while checking identifiers for forms, travel, education, or data products. Egypt is grouped under Africa, more specifically Northern Africa, with Africa shown as the continent context.
Geography and population scale
The country dataset records a population of 107,868,296 people and a land area of 1,002,450 square kilometers, which gives an approximate density of 108 people per square kilometer. The main coordinate reference is 27, 30, while the capital coordinate reference is 30.05, 31.25. Egypt shares listed land borders with ISR, LBY, PSE, SDN, and the landlocked value is recorded as no. These details help the page answer common searches around location, area, borders, map position, and population comparison.
Capital and urban network
The capital information is recorded as Cairo (primary). The largest city entries shown for this country are Cairo, Alexandria, Giza, Shubrā al Khaymah and Port Said. Including cities alongside country-level facts helps the guide answer searches such as largest cities in Egypt, capital of Egypt, and major urban areas in Egypt. This is useful because many users compare the official capital with the largest business, transport, or population centers.
Government, classification, and memberships
The government type is listed as Unitary semi-presidential republic under an authoritarian government. The classification fields mark sovereignty as yes, United Nations membership as yes, observer status as no, and disputed status as no. International memberships shown for this page include African Union, Arab League, BRICS and United Nations. These fields support search intent around political status, country classification, and international organization membership.
Administrative formats and daily-use data
Egypt uses calling code +20, postal format #####, and time zone data listed as UTC+02:00. The number format uses , as the thousands separator and . as the decimal separator. The week starts on sunday; the academic year starts around Sep 1; the government fiscal year starts around Jul 1; and the personal fiscal year starts around Jan 1.
Currency, language, transport, and references
Currency data lists EGP - Egyptian pound (£), while language records include Arabic. Vehicle data records the driving side as right and vehicle sign codes as ET. Reference links should keep official, Wikipedia, Google Maps, and OpenStreetMap sources together when available so users can move from the structured country guide to map or source pages quickly. The latest Gini entry in the dataset is 28.5 for 2021.
How to use this profile
This Egypt profile is designed to be scanned in layers: first the name, official name, flag, capital, population, area, and density; then identity, geography, cities, governance, memberships, formats, connectivity, currency, languages, transport, and references. That structure supports both human readers and product workflows where users need to verify a phone code, compare cities, inspect fiscal dates, check postal formats, review memberships, or open a map reference without searching across multiple pages.
Country Snapshot
ISO codes
EG / EGY
Top-level domains
.eg, .مصر
Continents
Africa
Border countries
ISR, LBY, PSE, SDN
Driving side
right
Vehicle signs
ET
Flag And Identity
The flag entry for Egypt is represented by the EG country flag asset.
Largest Cities
#1
Cairo
Al Qāhirah
20,296,000
primary
#2
Alexandria
Al Iskandarīyah
5,441,866
admin
#3
Giza
Al Jīzah
4,458,135
admin
#4
Shubrā al Khaymah
Al Qalyūbīyah
1,025,569
City
#5
Port Said
Būr Sa‘īd
791,749
admin
Governance
Government type
Unitary semi-presidential republic under an authoritarian government
Sovereign
Yes
UN member
Yes
Landlocked
No
Formats
Week starts
sunday
Academic year
Sep 1
Government fiscal year
Jul 1
Number separators
, thousands, . decimal
Connectivity
Calling codes
+20
Postal format
#####
Timezones
UTC+02:00
Languages
Arabic
International Memberships
Economy And References
Latest Gini entry
28.5
2021