Africa · Northern AfricaEG · +20
Country profile / EG
Egypt
Arab Republic of Egypt
Locally: مصر
Capital
Cairo
Region
Africa
ISO
EG
Local time in Egypt
live · IANACairo
Africa/Cairo
Reference ledger
CapitalCairoAdministrative seat
LanguagesArabic1 listed
CurrenciesEgyptian pound1 listed
Time zonesAfrica/Cairo1 IANA identifier
Area1,002,450 km²Ranked 31 of 241 by area
Dialing+20International calling prefix
A sense of scale
area percentileLarger than 88% of places in this atlas.
At 1,002,450 km², Egypt ranks 31 of 241 records by land area. This comparison uses the same bundled source for every profile, so the scale is internally consistent.
#31by area in this atlas
Land neighbors
4Field notes
2 notes“Ancient Egyptians used moldy bread to fight infections long before antibiotics.”
02The Great Pyramid of Giza was the tallest man-made structure for over 3,800 years.
Use these identifiers accurately
The two-letter code EG is the compact ISO identifier used in addresses, locale selectors, and many data feeds. The dialing prefix +20 belongs at the start of an international phone number. Time zone names such as Africa/Cairo should be preferred over a fixed UTC offset because they carry daylight-saving rules.
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ISOEG
Borders4
Time zones1