Egypt

Africa · Northern Africa

Egypt

Arab Republic of Egypt
Africa · Northern Africa · Capital: Cairo

Quick facts about Egypt

Official name	Arab Republic of Egypt
Capital	Cairo
Continent & subregion	Africa · Northern Africa
Population	114,535,772 people (world rank 14)
Area	1,002,450 km²
Density	114 people/km²
Share of world population	1.42% of 8,037,699,775
GDP (nominal)	US$395.9 billion
Urbanisation	42.7% urban population
Life expectancy	71.6 years
Currency	Egyptian pound (£) — EGP
Languages	Arabic
Internet domain	`.eg`
Calling code	+20
Status	Sovereign state

Development & environment in numbers

GDP per Capita	US$3,457 · see world ranking
Internet Users	74% · see world ranking
Fertility Rate	2.8 children per woman · see world ranking
Infant Mortality	21.3 per 1,000 births · see world ranking
CO₂ Emissions per Capita	2.4 tonnes CO₂ · see world ranking
Forest Cover	0% · see world ranking

These come from the World Bank Open Data 2023 series, the same source behind the world indicator rankings. A blank simply means Egypt did not report that figure.

Neighbours (land borders)

Israel Libya Palestine Sudan

The geographic position is roughly 27°, 30°.

Flags: flagcdn.com; population, GDP, urbanisation, life expectancy and every development indicator above: World Bank Open Data (2023 series); base data: the open-source world-countries package — all of it free, with no registration.