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🇪🇬 Egypt

252 cities · 27 states/provinces · Capital: Cairo · Africa

98,423,595 Population
252 Cities
$395.9B GDP
$3,457 GDP per Capita
0.728 HDI
71.6 Life Expectancy
1,001,450 Area (km²)

Egypt at a Glance

General

CapitalCairo
ContinentAfrica
RegionAfrica
SubregionNorthern Africa
LanguagesArabic
CurrencyPound (EGP)

Demographics

Population98,423,595
Density98.3/km²
Median Age24.1
Urban Population42.7%
Birth Rate21.0 per 1K
Death Rate5.5 per 1K
Fertility Rate2.75

Economy

GDP$395.9 billion
GDP per Capita$3,457
HDI0.728
Gini Index31.5
Internet Users72.7%

Geography

Area1,001,450 km²
Driving SideRight
LandlockedNo
BordersISR,LBY,PSE,SDN
Calling Code++20
TLD.eg

Status

ISO CodeEG / EGY
UN MemberYes
IndependentYes
Life Expectancy71.6 years

Largest Cities in Egypt

# City State/Province Population Avg Temp Elevation
1 Cairo Cairo 9,606,916 71°F 75 ft
2 Alexandria Alexandria 5,263,542 69°F 30 ft
3 Giza Giza 4,367,343 75°F 62 ft
4 Shubrā al Khaymah Qalyubia 1,240,289 71°F 85 ft
5 Port Said Port Said 780,515 70°F 52 ft
6 Suez Suez 699,541 72°F 36 ft
7 Madīnat an Naşr Cairo 668,413 71°F 154 ft
8 Al Mansurah Dakahlia 621,953 69°F 49 ft
9 Al Maḩallah al Kubrá Gharbia 592,573 69°F 56 ft
10 Tanta Gharbia 576,648 68°F 59 ft
11 Assiut Asyut 528,669 72°F 184 ft
12 Al Fayyum Faiyum 519,047 71°F 95 ft
13 Al Khuşūş Qalyubia 488,904 71°F 75 ft
14 Esna Qena 462,787 77°F 282 ft
15 Zagazig Sharqia 430,445 68°F 52 ft
16 Ismailia Ismailia 429,465 71°F 46 ft
17 Luxor Luxor 422,407 76°F 292 ft
18 Kom Ombo Aswan 409,311 79°F 354 ft
19 Aswān Aswan 379,774 80°F 325 ft
20 6th of October City Giza 368,650 70°F 413 ft

States & Provinces in Egypt

Alexandria 3 Aswan 7 Asyut 11 Beheira 19 Beni Suweif 8 Cairo 9 Dakahlia 20 Damietta 9 Faiyum 7 Gharbia 8 Giza 13 Ismailia 3 Kafr el-Sheikh 13 Luxor 4 Matruh 9 Minya 11 Monufia 10 New Valley 5 North Sinai 4 Port Said 1 Qalyubia 10 Qena 12 Red Sea 12 Sharqia 22 Sohag 11 South Sinai 7 Suez 3