🇪🇬Egypt
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Egypt is a sovereign country in Northern Africa, Africa. Its capital is Cairo. It has a population of about 102,334,403 across 1,002,450 km² — roughly 102 people per km². The currency is the Egyptian pound (EGP £). The official language is Arabic. Its ISO 3166 codes are EG, EGY, 818, and the international calling code is +20.
Key facts about Egypt
GET/alpha/EGOther names for Egypt
Largest cities in Egypt (12)
GET/cities?country=EG- 1Cairo9,606,916 people
- 2Alexandria5,263,542 people
- 3Giza4,367,343 people
- 4Shubrā al Khaymah1,240,289 people
- 5Port Said780,515 people
- 6Suez699,541 people
- 7Madīnat an Naşr668,413 people
- 8Al Mansurah621,953 people
- 9Al Maḩallah al Kubrá592,573 people
- 10Tanta576,648 people
- 11Assiut528,669 people
- 12Al Fayyum519,047 people
Countries bordering Egypt (3)
GET/borders/egyptFrequently asked questions about Egypt
What is the capital of Egypt?
The capital of Egypt is Cairo.
What is the population of Egypt?
Egypt has a population of about 102,334,403, the 14th largest in the world.
What currency is used in Egypt?
Egypt uses the Egyptian pound (EGP, symbol £).
What languages are spoken in Egypt?
The main language of Egypt is Arabic.
What is the calling code for Egypt?
The international dialing code for Egypt is +20.
Which countries border Egypt?
Egypt shares land borders with Israel, Libya, and Sudan.
Query Egypt from the API
Every value on this page is available from the free REST API — no key required. Each endpoint below is filled in for Egypt; copy any URL and run it.
GET countries.dev/alpha/EGGET countries.dev/alpha/EGYGET countries.dev/numericcode/818GET countries.dev/cioc/EGYGET countries.dev/name/egyptGET countries.dev/region/AfricaGET countries.dev/subregion/Northern%20AfricaGET countries.dev/currency/EGPGET countries.dev/lang/arGET countries.dev/callingcode/20GET countries.dev/timezone/UTC%2B02%3A00GET countries.dev/tld/egGET countries.dev/demonym/EgyptianGET countries.dev/capital/Cairo