EgyptDid you know?
- •The Great Pyramid of Giza is the only surviving Wonder of the Ancient World.
- •Egypt's Suez Canal handles about 12% of global trade, connecting the Mediterranean to the Red Sea.
- •95% of Egypt's population lives along the Nile River and its delta.
Key Information
Capital
Cairo
Population
107,3 million
Area
1,002,450 km²
GDP
399,5 billion $
Currency
EGP
Difficulty on MapGuesser
Easy
Subregion
Northern Africa
Calling code
+20
MapGuesser Tip
Egypt is in the northeast corner of Africa — look for the Sinai Peninsula jutting into Asia across the Suez Canal.
Official Languages
ArabicEnglish
Flag Colors
rougeblancnoiror
Flag History
The national flag of Egypt is a tricolour consisting of the three equal horizontal red, white, and black bands of the Arab Liberation Flag that dates back to the 1952 Egyptian Revolution. The flag bears Egypt's national emblem, the Egyptian eagle of Saladin, centred in the white band.
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