Flag of Egypt
Three equal horizontal bands of red, white and black, with the golden Eagle of Saladin in the centre of the white band.
What Does the Flag of Egypt Mean?
The red, white and black are the Arab Liberation colours, used since the 1952 revolution. Red stands for the struggle before the revolution, white for its peaceful nature and black for the end of oppression.
Main colours: redblackwhite
Flags That Look Like Egypt’s
Iraq. Iraq uses the same stripes with the green words “Allahu Akbar” in the centre.
Yemen. Yemen is the same red–white–black tricolour with no emblem.
Key Facts About Egypt
| Official name | Arab Republic of Egypt |
|---|---|
| Capital | Cairo |
| Continent | Africa (Northern Africa) |
| Land area | 1,002,450 km² — #29 of 195 |
| Languages | Arabic |
| Currency | Egyptian pound |
| Flag colours | red, black, white |
| Flag proportions | 2:3 (height:width) |
| Flag adopted | October 4, 1984 |
| ISO 3166-1 codes | EG / EGY / 818 |
Which Countries Border Egypt?
Egypt shares a land border with 4 countries:
Israel — capital Jerusalem
Libya — capital Tripoli
Palestine — capital Ramallah
Sudan — capital Khartoum
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AlgeriaAlgiers
AngolaLuanda
BeninPorto-Novo
BotswanaGaborone
Burkina FasoOuagadougou
BurundiGitega
CameroonYaoundé
Cape VerdePraia
Central African RepublicBangui
ChadN'Djamena
ComorosMoroni
DjiboutiDjibouti
DR CongoKinshasa
Equatorial GuineaMalabo
EritreaAsmara
EswatiniLobamba
EthiopiaAddis Ababa
GabonLibreville
GambiaBanjul
GhanaAccra
GuineaConakry
Guinea-BissauBissau
Ivory CoastYamoussoukro
KenyaNairobi
LesothoMaseru
LiberiaMonrovia- LibyaTripoli
MadagascarAntananarivo
MalawiLilongwe
MaliBamako
MauritaniaNouakchott
MauritiusPort Louis
MoroccoRabat
MozambiqueMaputo
NamibiaWindhoek
NigerNiamey
NigeriaAbuja
Republic of the CongoBrazzaville
RwandaKigali
São Tomé and PríncipeSão Tomé
SenegalDakar
SeychellesVictoria
Sierra LeoneFreetown
SomaliaMogadishu
South AfricaPretoria
South SudanJuba- SudanKhartoum
TanzaniaDodoma
TogoLomé
TunisiaTunis
UgandaKampala
ZambiaLusaka
ZimbabweHarare
Flag of Egypt: FAQ
What does the flag of Egypt look like?
Three equal horizontal bands of red, white and black, with the golden Eagle of Saladin in the centre of the white band.
What colours are on the flag of Egypt?
The main colours are red, black, white.
When was the flag of Egypt adopted?
The current flag was adopted on October 4, 1984.
What is the capital of Egypt?
The capital of Egypt is Cairo.
Which flags look like the flag of Egypt?
Iraq uses the same stripes with the green words “Allahu Akbar” in the centre. Yemen is the same red–white–black tricolour with no emblem.
Data Sources
Country names, capitals, area, languages, currencies and borders: the world-countries dataset (ODbL), based on ISO 3166-1 and ISO 4217. Flag image: public domain, via flagcdn.com. Flag colours and proportions are measured from the image.