Egypt — Country Profile & National Debt
An overview of Egypt covering geography, demographics, economy, culture, political status, and practical information, sourced from World Bank and REST Countries open data.
These figures are estimates based on public statistics and may differ from actual values.
About Egypt
The capital of Egypt is Cairo. It has a population of approximately 107.3M. The country covers an area of 1,002,450 km². It is located in Northern Africa.
Home to Al-Azhar University in Cairo, one of the world's oldest universities (founded 970 AD).
Geography
Egypt is a country in Northern Africa, part of the Africa region. It covers an area of approximately 1,002,450 km². It shares land borders with Israel, Libya, State of Palestine, and Sudan, totalling 4 neighbours.
Demographics & Languages
Egypt has a population of approximately 107,271,260 people. Population density is around 107.0 people per km². Its officially recognised languages include Arabic, totalling 1 language. People from this country are referred to as Egyptian.
Economy Overview
As of 2024, Egypt reports a nominal GDP of about $389.1 billion. Government debt stood at roughly 85.8% of GDP in 2007. The official currency is the Egyptian pound (EGP, symbol £). The current exchange rate is approximately 1 USD = 52.03 EGP.
Culture & Time
Egypt operates on a single time zone (UTC+02:00). The local week is considered to start on Sunday. Its country-code top-level domain (ccTLD) is.eg,.مصر.
Government & Status
The capital of Egypt is Cairo. It is internationally recognised as an independent sovereign state. The country is a member state of the United Nations.
Practical Information
Traffic drives on the right. The international dialling code is +20. Its FIFA country code is EGY, and its ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code is EG.
Data Sources & Methodology
GDP and debt-to-GDP figures on this page are pulled from the most recent available year of World Bank open statistics. The real-time debt estimate is computed by multiplying total debt (GDP × debt ratio) by World Bank's real interest rate (or a 4% fallback when unavailable) and dividing across each second of a year. Exchange rates refresh hourly via open.er-api.com, and country-level metadata such as languages, time zones, borders, and domains is fetched from REST Countries every 24 hours. All values are estimates derived from public datasets and may differ from official figures.