Egypt
Flag, capital, map and facts, with World Bank figures ranked against the world and Africa.
- Capital
- Cairo
- Continent
- Africa
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- the Middle East
- Land neighbours
- Israel, Libya, Palestine, Sudan
- Population
- 118,365,995 (2025)
- Total area
- 1,001,450 km² (2023)
- Centre of main landmass
- 26.5° N, 29.9° E
Egypt at a glance
Egypt is a country in Africa, in the Middle East. Its capital is Cairo. It shares land borders with 4 countries: Israel, Libya, Palestine and Sudan.
Worldwide, Egypt has the 2nd lowest share of land under forest (0.045% in 2023, among 191 countries with data).
Flag of Egypt
Egypt’s flag is drawn in the proportions 2:3 (height to width), the most common shape among the 197 flags in our quizzes (87 of them).
When it is the question in Guess the Flag, the wrong answers include one or two of the flags most like it in layout and colour: Yemen, Iraq, Sudan and Angola.
Egypt in numbers
| Measure | Value | World rank | Rank in Africa |
|---|---|---|---|
| Populationpeople · 2025 | 118,365,995 | 13thof 195 | 3rdof 54 |
| Total areakm² · 2023 | 1,001,450 km² | 29thof 194 | 12thof 54 |
| GDPUS dollars · 2025 | $365.3B | 41stof 182 | 2ndof 52 |
| GDP per capitaUS dollars per person · 2025 | $3,086 | 134thof 182 | 18thof 52 |
| Life expectancyyears at birth · 2024 | 71.8 years | 118thof 195 | 7thof 54 |
| Fertility ratebirths per woman · 2024 | 2.74 | 60thof 195 | 42ndof 54 |
| Health spendingUS dollars per person · 2023 | $141 | 135thof 191 | 15thof 54 |
| Urban population% of people · 2025 | 42.9% | 147thof 195 | 33rdof 54 |
| Internet users% of people · 2024 | 74.6% | 110thof 180 | 8thof 51 |
| Forest cover% of land area · 2023 | 0.045% | 190thof 191 | 54thof 54 |
| CO₂ per persontonnes per person · 2024 | 2.50 t | 93rdof 181 | 9thof 53 |
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Egypt compared with its neighbours
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Sources
- World Bank Open Data: Egypt · Indicators as listed in the table, each with its own data year; collected 2026-10-01.
- Flag: Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
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