Flag of Egypt

The Egyptian flag is a horizontal tricolour with an emblem in the middle. The used colors in the flag are red, yellow, white, black. The proportion of the Egyptian flag is 2:3. The Flag of Egypt was adopted in 1984. The first use of the current flag design was in 1953. The last change to the current Egyptian flag design was in 1984.

Flag of Egypt

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Flag proportion

32
Ratio 2:3

History

  • First flag usage: 1953
  • Adoption current flag: 1984
  • Last change flag: 1984

Flag colors

Red
Yellow
White
Black

About Egypt

Population

97 041 072

Surface

386 874 sq mi
1 002 000 km2

Population density

251 sq mi
97 km2

Country information

Country: Egypt
Continent: Africa
Official languages: Arabic
Capital: Cairo
Government: Unitary semi-presidential republic
Border length: 1 656 miles / 2 665 km
Neighbouring countries
Gaza Strip (Palestinian territories): 7 miles 11 km
Israel: 165 miles 266 km
Libya: 693 miles 1 115 km
Sudan: 791 miles 1 273 km

The Egyptian flag is the flag of the country named Egypt. Egypt is located in continental Africa. Egypt has 4 neighbouring countries. The total length of land borders of Egypt is 1 656 mi/ 2 665 km. Egypt border neighbours and border lengths are: Gaza Strip (Palestinian territories): 11 km, Israel: 266 km, Libya: 1 115 km, Sudan: 1 273 km.

97 041 072 people are living in Egypt, a country stretching over 386 874 sq mi/ 1 002 000 km² (0.6% water). The population density in Egypt is of 251 per sq mi/ 97 people per km². The official language of Egypt is Arabic. The capital city of Egypt is Kairo. Egypt is a Unitary semi-presidential republic.

The currency in Egypt is the Egyptian pound £ or ج.م (EGP). UTC (standard time) in Egypt is UTC+02:00 and UTC+02:00 in summer. Egypt has the unique two-letter country code, EG (also Internet top-level domain), its three-letter country code is EGY, and its three-digit country code is 818. The calling code for Egypt is +20.

Water

0.6%

Currency

Egyptian pound £ or ج.م (EGP)

Timezones

CET: UTC+02:00
CEST: UTC+02:00

Codes

Internet TLD: EG
Three-letter country code: EGY
Three-digit country code: 818
Calling code: +20