Egypt
Africa, Asia · Capital: Cairo · Population: 63,575,107
Country profile
Key facts
- Capital
- Cairo
- Population
- 63,575,107
- Area
- 1,001,450
- Government
- republic
- Population growth
- 1.91%
- Infant mortality
- 72.8
Overview
Open on world map →- Country code
- ET
- Capital province
- El Qahira (munic.)
- Independence
- —
- GDP
- 171,000
- Agriculture
- —
- Industry
- —
- Services
- —
- Inflation
- 9.4
Economic and demographic values are reproduced from the legacy WorldMaps dataset.
Provinces & states
All in Egypt →| Name | Capital | Population | Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aswan | Aswan | 883,000 | 679 |
| Asyut | Asyut | 2,456,000 | 1,553 |
| Beni Suef | Beni Suef | 1,586,000 | 1,322 |
| Bur Said (munic.) | Bur Said | 461,000 | 72 |
| Dumyat | Dumyat | 808,000 | 589 |
| El Bahr el Ahmar | Hurghada | 108,000 | 203,685 |
| El Buhayra | Damanhur | 3,602,000 | 10,130 |
| El Daqahliya | El Mansura | 3,828,000 | 3,471 |
| El Faiyum | El Faiyum | 1,720,000 | 1,827 |
| El Gharbiya | Tanta | 3,113,000 | 1,942 |
| El Giza | El Giza | 4,265,000 | 85,153 |
| El Iskandariya (munic.) | El Iskandariya | 3,170,000 | 2,679 |
| El Minufiya | Shibin el Kom | 2,449,000 | 1,532 |
| El Minya | El Minya | 2,916,000 | 2,262 |
| El Qahira (munic.) | El Qahira | 6,452,000 | 214 |
| El Qalubiya | Benha | 2,868,000 | 1,001 |
| El Suweiz (munic.) | El Suweiz | 392,000 | 17,840 |
| El Wadi el Jadid | El Kharga | 126,000 | 376,505 |
| Ismailiya | Ismailiya | 623,000 | 1,442 |
| Kafr el Sheikh | Kafr el Sheikh | 1,968,000 | 3,437 |
| Matruh | Marsa Matruh | 182,000 | 212,112 |
| Qena | Qena | 2,493,000 | 1,851 |
| Sharqiya | Zagazig | 3,766,000 | 4,180 |
| Sina al Janubiyah | El Tur | 33,000 | 33,140 |
| Sina ash Shamaliyah | El Arish | 196,000 | 27,574 |
| Sohag | Sohag | 2,689,000 | 1,547 |
Cities
All cities →| City | Province | Population | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cairo | El Qahira (munic.) | 6,053,000 | 29.87, 31.33 |
| Alexandria | El Iskandariya (munic.) | 2,917,000 | 31.00, 30.00 |
| El Giza | El Giza | 1,671,000 | — |
| Shubra el Kheima | El Qalubiya | 533,000 | — |
| El Mahalla el Kubra | El Gharbiya | 385,000 | — |
| Port Said | Bur Said (munic.) | 382,000 | — |
| Tanta | El Gharbiya | 374,000 | — |
| El Mansura | El Daqahliya | 358,000 | — |
| Helwan | El Qahira (munic.) | 352,000 | — |
| Asyut | Asyut | 291,000 | — |
| Zagazig | Sharqiya | 274,000 | — |
| Suez | El Suweiz (munic.) | 265,000 | — |
| Ismailiya | Ismailiya | 236,000 | — |
| El Faiyum | El Faiyum | 227,000 | — |
| Damanhur | El Buhayra | 226,000 | — |
| El Minya | El Minya | 203,000 | — |
| Aswan | Aswan | 196,000 | — |
| Beni Suef | Beni Suef | 163,000 | — |
| Kafr el Dauwar | El Buhayra | 161,000 | — |
| El Uqsur | Qena | 148,000 | — |
| Qena | Qena | 142,000 | — |
| Sohag | Sohag | 142,000 | — |
| Shibin el Kom | El Minufiya | 136,000 | — |
| Dumyat | Dumyat | 121,000 | — |
| Benha | El Qalubiya | 120,000 | — |
| Bur Said | Bur Said (munic.) | — | — |
| El Arish | Sina ash Shamaliyah | — | — |
| El Iskandariya | El Iskandariya (munic.) | — | — |
| El Kharga | El Wadi el Jadid | — | — |
| El Qahira | El Qahira (munic.) | — | — |
| El Suweiz | El Suweiz (munic.) | — | — |
| El Tur | Sina al Janubiyah | — | — |
| Hurghada | El Bahr el Ahmar | — | — |
| Kafr el Sheikh | Kafr el Sheikh | — | — |
| Marsa Matruh | Matruh | — | — |
Religions
Ethnic groups
Organizations based here
Memberships
- African Development Bank regional member
- Agency for Cultural and Technical Cooperation associate member
- Andean Group observer
- Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa member
- Arab Cooperation Council member
- Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development member
- Arab League member
- Arab Monetary Fund member
- Black Sea Economic Cooperation Zone observer
- Council of Arab Economic Unity member
- Customs Cooperation Council member
- Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia member
- Economic Commission for Africa member
- European Bank for Reconstruction and Development member
- Food and Agriculture Organization member
- Group of 15 member
- Group of 19 member
- Group of 24 member
- Group of 77 member
- International Atomic Energy Agency member
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development member
- International Chamber of Commerce member
- International Civil Aviation Organization member
- International Criminal Police Organization member
- International Development Association Part II
- International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies member
- International Finance Corporation member
- International Fund for Agricultural Development Category III
- International Labor Organization member
- International Maritime Organization member
- International Mobile Satellite Organization member
- International Monetary Fund member
- International Olympic Committee National Olympic Committee
- International Organization for Migration member
- International Organization for Standardization member
- International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement National Society
- International Telecommunication Union member
- International Telecommunications Satellite Organization member
- Islamic Development Bank member
- Nonaligned Movement member
- Organization of African Unity member
- Organization of American States observer
- Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries member
- Organization of the Islamic Conference member
- Permanent Court of Arbitration member
- United Nations member
- United Nations Angola Verification Mission member
- United Nations Confidence Restoration Operation in Croatia member
- United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization member
- United Nations Industrial Development Organization member
- United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara member
- United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia member
- United Nations Observer Mission in Liberia member
- United Nations Preventive Deployment Force member
- United Nations Protection Force member
- United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East member
- Universal Postal Union member
- World Federation of Trade Unions member
- World Health Organization member
- World Intellectual Property Organization member
- World Meteorological Organization member
- World Tourism Organization member
- World Trade Organization member
Bordering countries
Natural features
Seas & oceans
- Mediterranean Sea Bur Said (munic.)
- Mediterranean Sea Dumyat
- Mediterranean Sea El Buhayra
- Mediterranean Sea El Daqahliya
- Mediterranean Sea El Iskandariya (munic.)
- Mediterranean Sea Kafr el Sheikh
- Mediterranean Sea Matruh
- Mediterranean Sea Sina ash Shamaliyah
- Red Sea El Bahr el Ahmar
- Red Sea Sina al Janubiyah