Key facts about location, terrain, climate, and borders.
Continent
Africa
Area
1,001,449 km²
Country Bounds
N: 31.6673, S: 21.7254, W: 24.6981, E: 36.8983
Landlocked
No
Coordinates of Capital
Cairo (30.044445, 31.235834)
Terrain
vast desert plateau interrupted by Nile valley and delta
Climate
deserthot, dry summers with moderate winters
Border Countries
Gaza Strip 13 kmIsrael 208 kmLibya 1,115 kmSudan 1,276 km
Administrative & Political
Essential political and administrative details.
Capital
Cairo
Government Type
Republic
Established
1922
Driving Side
Right
Time zone
UTC +2 hours (During Daylight Saving Time, it shifts to UTC +3 hours)
Population & Society
Key demographic, linguistic, and cultural information.
Population
98,423,595
Population Density
98.87 people/km²
Urban Areas
Abu HammadAl Mahallah al KubraAl MansurahAl MarjAlexandriaAlmazahAr RawdahAssiutAz ZamalikBadr
Nationality
Noun: Egyptian(s) Adjective: Egyptian
Distribution
approximately 95% of the population lives within 20 km (12 mi) of the Nile River and its delta; vast areas of the country remain sparsely populated or uninhabited, as shown in this population distribution map
Metric – Meter (m), Kilogram (kg), Liter (L), Celsius (°C)
Infrastructure
Important identifiers for connectivity and commerce.
Internet TLD
.eg
Calling Code
+20
Barcode Prefix
622
Egypt, a country in Northern Africa, borders the Mediterranean Sea to its north, lies between Libya and the Gaza Strip, and touches the Red Sea's coastline north of Sudan; it also encompasses the Asian Sinai Peninsula.