Egypt

About Egypt

Egypt is a country in North Africa, one of the 54 countries of Africa on GlobeQuizz. Its full official name is Arab Republic of Egypt. In Arabic, the name is written مصر, and the capital القاهرة. Egypt is a member of the Arab League, which brings together 22 countries. Its geographic centre lies in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.

The capital of Egypt is Cairo. Cairo lies at about 30° north and 31° east. The official language of Egypt is Arabic. Its currency is the Egyptian Pound, with the symbol ⁨£⁩ and the international code EGP.

Egypt covers about 1,002,450 square kilometres, which puts it 29th by area among the 195 countries on GlobeQuizz. It shares land borders with 4 countries: Sudan, Libya, Israel, and Palestine. The largest of these neighbours by area is Sudan. Other countries in North Africa include Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia. Its flag is easy to confuse with the flags of Yemen and Iraq, a classic trap in the Hard level of the flags quiz. To practise flags, capitals and currencies, play the Africa quiz on GlobeQuizz, which mixes Egypt with the other countries of the same region.