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Egypt

Arab Republic of Egypt · جمهورية مصر العربية

Capital
Cairo
Population
118.4 million 2025
Area
1,002,450 km²
Neighbours
4
Locator map of EgyptEGYPTCairoLIBYASUDANISRAELPALESTINESAUDI ARABIAMediterraneanSeaRed Sea0250 km
Egypt hatched, Cairo marked with a triangle, land neighbours shaded. Orthographic projection centred on 26.8°N 30.8°E; the scale bar is true at the centre.

Egypt lies in Northern Africa and shares land borders with Israel, Libya, Palestine and Sudan. With 1,002,450 km², it is about the size of Mauritania and Tanzania and ranks 29th of 195 by area.

The World Bank counts 118.4 million people in 2025: 13th of 194 worldwide and 3rd of 54 in Africa. On average, 118 people live on each km². Most people live outside urban areas: the urban share was 42.9% in 2025.

In 2025, GDP per capita stood at US$3,086 in current US dollars: 140th of 191 worldwide, 18th of 52 in Africa. Newborns in 2024 had a life expectancy of 71.8 years. The World Bank records no forest area (2024).

Its main landmass lies entirely in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres. From 22.0°N to 31.7°N, it spans about 1,074 km north to south. The point on the opposite side of the Earth from Cairo lies in the South Pacific Ocean, about 1,360 km from the nearest land, French Polynesia.

How it compares Africa: 54 countries

MeasureFigureWorldAfrica
Population118,365,9952025, World Bank13th of 1943rd of 54
Area1,002,450 km²world-countries29th of 19512th of 54
GDPUS$365.3 billion2025, World Bank, current US$42nd of 1912nd of 52
GDP per capitaUS$3,0862025, World Bank, current US$140th of 19118th of 52
Population density118 per km²population 2025, World Bank; area, world-countries76th of 19417th of 54
Life expectancy71.8 years2024, World Bank117th of 1947th of 54
Urban population42.9%2025, World Bank146th of 19433rd of 54
Forest area0.0% of land2024, World Bank192nd of 19454th of 54
Population growth+1.56% a year2025, World Bank66th of 19443rd of 54
Internet users74.6%2024, World Bank112th of 1888th of 53
Fertility rate2.74 births per woman2024, World Bank61st of 19442nd of 54
Land neighbours4world-countries; among the 19559th of 19523rd of 54
 Ranks run from the largest value (1st) among the countries with data; equal values share a rank.

Closest in areaMauritania, Tanzania and Nigeria

Closest in populationPhilippines, Japan and DR Congo

Neighbours 4 countries by land, nearest capital first

  • Israel424 km
    Cairo to Jerusalem, capital to capital
  • Palestine430 km
    Cairo to Ramallah, capital to capital
  • Sudan1,613 km
    Cairo to Khartoum, capital to capital
  • Libya1,740 km
    Cairo to Tripoli, capital to capital

Where on Earth main landmass

Hemispheres
Northern and Eastern
Capital
Cairo
30.05°N 31.25°E
Northernmost latitude
31.66°N
Southernmost latitude
21.99°N
Westernmost longitude
24.70°E
Easternmost longitude
36.87°E
North to south
about 1,074 km
Antipode of Cairo
30.05°S 148.75°W
in the South Pacific Ocean, about 1,360 km from the nearest land (French Polynesia)