Egypt
Ägypten
Egypt is in Africa. Here you’ll find flag, capital and neighbours to learn.
Borders: Israel, Libya, Palestine, Sudan
- Capital
- Cairo
- Region
- Africa
- Subregion
- Nordafrika
- Area
- 1,002,450 km²
- Population
- 118,365,995
- Language
- Arabic
Did you know?
- History
The Great Pyramid of Giza was the world’s tallest structure for about 3,800 years.
- Oddities
Cleopatra lived closer in time to the invention of the iPhone than to the building of the Great Pyramid.
- Geography
Over 95 percent of the population lives on less than five percent of the land — along the Nile.
- Economy
The Suez Canal links the Mediterranean and the Red Sea, saving ships the voyage around Africa.
- Culture
The Aswan High Dam created Lake Nasser; the temples of Abu Simbel were cut into blocks and rebuilt higher up.