Egypt

Egypt is a country in Africa with 4 land neighbours — 22 countries in Africa have more. Its capital is Cairo.

Capital: Cairo
Population: 118.4 million
Area: 1,002,450 km²
Land borders: 4
Currency: Egyptian pound (EGP)

Neighbours

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Countries that border Egypt

4 land neighbours: Israel, Libya, Palestine and Sudan. Each one has a page of its own.

Israel and Palestine border Egypt too, but are drawn on the Asia map rather than this one — the border is real, it just spans two maps.

Why this one is hard

4 neighbours to keep in the right order.

22 countries in Africa have more than its 4 land borders; it is the same as Angola, Benin, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda and Zimbabwe. Of the 6 possible pairings among them, 2 are themselves borders, which is what turns a list into a knot. Sudan is the most connected of them, with 7 land borders of its own. 2 of them are on the Africa map with Egypt — Israel and Palestine are on the Asia map instead. The world map is the one where all 4 meet.

4
land borders — 22 countries in Africa have more
2
pairs of its neighbours that border each other
7
borders on Sudan, its most-connected neighbour
54
countries on the Africa map

The capital

Cairo

In Capital Rush you see Egypt and four capitals; this is the right one. It comes up on the Africa map and the world map: twice the chances to get it wrong.

The flag

Flag Blitz shows this flag and four countries. Egypt is the right one.

ISO code: EG
Currency: Egyptian pound (EGP)
Official language: Arabic
Quiz maps: Africa · World

Egypt, asked and answered

What countries border Egypt?

Egypt has 4 land neighbours: Israel, Libya, Palestine and Sudan.

What is the capital of Egypt?

Cairo. It is the answer the Africa Capitals Quiz wants when Egypt comes up, and the World Capitals Quiz with it.

What continent is Egypt in?

Africa. It is one of 54 countries on that map, and one of 195 on the world map.

Where can I practise finding Egypt on a map?

On the Africa Map Quiz — a blank map of Africa, ten countries to find, no labels. Egypt is in the pool, along with 2 of its 4 neighbours.

Where these numbers come from →

Can you find Egypt on a blank map?

2 of its 4 neighbours are on the same map. Ten countries a round, picked at random: keep playing until it comes up. No sign-up.

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