Countries of the World: Egypt
Welcome to our Countries of the World section.
In this post we will be going over some brief information on and how to pronounce Egypt.
Egypt is a country on both the African and Asian continent with a Northern coastline along the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea to the East and a population of just over 106.5 million people in 2022 and has the following 3 countries across its borders:
You pronounce Egypt like this: EE-JIPT.
Key information and contact details for Egypt
Official Language: Egyptian Arabic.
Secondary Language(s): Saʽidi Arabic.
Egypt dialling code: +20.
Egypt currency: Egyptian pound.
Egypt Capital City: Cairo.
Egypt International Airport: Cairo International Airport, محافظة القاهرة, (Cairo Governorate). Phone Number: +20 2 22655000.
Emergency Services Phone Number: Police: 122. Ambulance: 123. Fire: 180.
British Embassy: British Embassy Cairo, 7 Ahmed Ragheb Street, Garden City, Cairo, Egypt. Phone Number: +20 2 2791 6000.
American Embassy: U.S. Embassy Cairo, 5 Tawfik Diab Street, Garden City, Cairo, Egypt. Phone Number: +20 2 2797 3300.
Latest Travel Advice (British Government): https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/egypt.