Key facts
Capital:Cairo
Location:Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Libya and the Gaza Strip, and the Red Sea north of Sudan, and includes the Asian Sinai Peninsula
Currency:Egyptian pounds (EGP)
Area:1,001,450 sq km
Population:106,437,241 (July 2021 est.)
Languages:Arabic (official), English, and French widely understood by educated classes
Religion:Muslim (predominantly Sunni) 90%, Christian (majority Coptic Orthodox, other Christians include Armenian Apostolic, Catholic, Maronite, Orthodox, and Anglican) 10% (2015 est.)
TimeZone:UTC+2
Tel Code:+20
