Where is Egypt?
Egypt is a country in Northern Africa, bordered by Israel, Libya, Palestine, and Sudan.
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Crazy but True
Cleopatra lived closer in time to the first Moon landing than to the building of the Great Pyramid of Giza. The pyramid was already more than 2,000 years old when she was born. Ancient Egypt lasted so long that it had its own ancient history.
Egypt facts
- Capital
- Cairo
- Population
- 118,365,995 (2025)
- Area
- 1,002,450 km²
- Continent
- Africa
- Region
- Northern Africa
- Currency
- Egyptian pound (EGP)
- Languages
- Arabic
- Coordinates
- 27°, 30°
- Landlocked
- No
- Country code
- EG · EGY
How Egypt compares
- Egypt is the 30th largest of the 168 countries on our map by area.
- It is smaller than Mauritania and larger than Tanzania.
- It is the 13th most populous of the 167 with population data.
- It shares land borders with 4 countries.
- Within Africa, it is the 12th largest of 49 countries by area.