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Egypt
A desert nation living almost entirely along one green river line.
- Capital
- Cairo
- Region
- North Africa
- Population
- 112 million
- Currency
- Pound (E£)
Languages: Arabic
Spot it in one second
- 1Unfinished brick apartment towers with rebar left exposed
- 2Sand-coloured haze over a very flat skyline
- 3Feluccas — single-sail wooden boats — on a wide slow river
Three things worth knowing
- Around 95% of Egyptians live on roughly 5% of the land, hugging the Nile.
- The Nile Delta is one of the oldest continuously farmed landscapes on Earth.
- Egypt straddles two continents: Africa and Asia, split by the Suez Canal.
Egypt, answered
- What is the capital of Egypt?
- The capital of Egypt is Cairo, in North Africa.
- How do you recognise Egypt from a photo or video?
- Unfinished brick apartment towers with rebar left exposed Sand-coloured haze over a very flat skyline Feluccas — single-sail wooden boats — on a wide slow river
- Is there a Guess What Country episode about Egypt?
- Not yet. The channel works through countries in order, so Egypt is on the way — subscribe to catch it the day it lands.
Think you'd have guessed it?
Take the clue quiz, then watch the reveal on the channel.
Your next three steps
Finish the Egypt story: see the reveal, test yourself on the clues, then move on to the next country.
- Watch · Step 1
See it on the channel
No Egypt episode yet — subscribe and you'll catch it the day it lands.
Open the channel - Play · Step 2
Guess it yourself
Three clues, no spoilers. Prove you'd have called Egypt before the reveal.
Play the quiz - Explore · Step 3
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