Northern Africa
Flag of Egypt
The gift of the Nile.
Colours, by share of the flag
- #c00018 32%
- #000000 32%
- #f0f0f0 26%
Measured from the flag artwork itself, so shares are approximate and emblems get folded into the nearest tone.
Egypt in numbers
| Official name | Arab Republic of Egypt |
|---|---|
| Capital | Cairo |
| Region | Northern Africa, Africa |
| Population | 102,334,403 |
| Area | 1,002,450 km² · 102 people per km² |
| Currency | Egyptian pound (EGP) |
| Languages | Arabic |
| Country codes | EG · EGY · .eg |
| Coastline | Has a coast |
Things worth knowing
- ~95% of Egypt's ~109 million people live within 20 km of the Nile.
- The Great Pyramid of Giza was the world's tallest human-made structure for ~3,800 years.
- Cleopatra lived closer in time to the iPhone than to the building of the Great Pyramid.
Did you know
Ancient Egyptians invented the 365-day calendar, modern locks and keys, and written peace treaties.
Neighbours
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Country data from the mledoze/countries dataset under ODbL 1.0. Flag artwork from the same dataset. All 196 flags.