Egypt: capital, population, area and flag
Egypt is a country in Northern Africa (Africa). Its capital is Cairo. The population is about 118M (#13 of 193) and the area is about 1,001,450 km² (#29 of 193).
Key facts
- Capital
- Cairo
- Region
- Africa / Northern Africa
- Population
- 118,365,995 (2025) #13 of 193
- Total area
- 1,001,450 km² (2024) #29 of 193
- Population density
- 117.1 people/km² (2024) #76 of 193
- GDP (total)
- $365B (2025) #42 of 189
- GDP per capita
- $3,086 (2025) #139 of 189
- Life expectancy
- 71.8 years (2024) #118 of 193
- Distance from Japan
- 9,564 km #99 of 192
- Area compared with Japan
- about 2.6 times that of Japan
- Population compared with Japan
- about the same as Japan
- Main languages
- Arabic
- Currency
- Egyptian Pound (EGP)
- Calling code
- +20
- Time zone (capital)
- UTC+2 (observes daylight saving time)
- Time difference from Japan (standard time)
- 7 h behind Japan
- Driving side
- Right
- Capital location
- 30.04°N 31.24°E
Population of Egypt, 1950–2100 (Japanese)
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Map of Egypt
Capital: Cairo
Egypt: in the world’s top 10 for food & farming
Egypt ranks among the world’s top 10 for these crops, animals, seafood and farm products (latest FAO data).
- #2 Dates 1.75M t
- #3 Eggplants (aubergines) 1.78M t
- #3 Garlic 558K t
- #3 Strawberries 881K t
- #3 Nile tilapia 1.15M t
- #3 Gilthead seabream 46.4K t
- #3 European seabass 33.5K t
- #3 Tilapias and other cichlids 1.15M t
- #4 Onions 3.44M t
- #4 Oranges 4.2M t
- #5 Tomatoes 7.52M t
- #6 Tangerines (mandarins) 1.27M t
- #6 Olives 1.27M t
- #7 Green chilies and sweet peppers 1.08M t
- #7 Sugar beet 13.9M t
- #7 Grass carp 16.6K t
- #7 Crayfish and other freshwater crustaceans 20.4K t
- #7 Freshwater eels 1.74K t
- #8 Mangoes (with guavas and mangosteens) 1.86M t
- #8 Chicken meat 2.6M t
- #9 Cheese (all kinds) 766K t
- #10 Potatoes 8.08M t
Neighbors by land
Top rankings
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Egypt in world rankings
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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 118M (2025), #13 of 193 among countries.
How big is Egypt?
Egypt covers about 1,001,450 km², #29 of 193 among countries.
Which continent is Egypt in?
Egypt is in Africa, in the region of Northern Africa.
What currency and languages are used in Egypt?
The currency is the Egyptian Pound. Main languages: Arabic.
How does Egypt compare with Japan in size and population?
The area of Egypt is about 2.6 times that of Japan, and its population is about the same as Japan.
How far is Egypt from Japan?
The capital, Cairo, is about 9,564 km from Tokyo, the capital of Japan, in a straight line.
What is the time difference between Egypt and Japan?
The capital, Cairo, is on UTC+2 in standard time: 7 h behind Japan. The difference changes by one hour during daylight saving time.
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