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Egypt .eg

Flag of Egypt
CapitalCairo
Pop 2026107,271,260
Area1,002,450 km²
Density107/km²
RegionNorthern Africa
CurrencyEgyptian Pound
Head of Country
Abdel Fattah el-Sisi (since 2014) · PM Mostafa Madbouly (since 2018)

Meaning of the Flag

The national flag of Egypt is a tricolour consisting of the three equal horizontal red, white, and black bands of the Arab Liberation Flag that dates back to the 1952 Egyptian Revolution. The flag bears Egypt's national emblem, the Egyptian eagle of Saladin, centred in the white band.

Meaning of Flag Colors

Red White Black

Red, White, Black

Flag History

  1. 1922–1958
    Flag of Egypt #1
    Flag in use 1922–1958.
  2. 1952–1958
    Flag of Egypt #2
    The national flag of Egypt is a tricolour consisting of the three equal horizontal red, white, and black bands of the Arab Liberation Flag that dates back to the 1952 Egyptian Revolution.
  3. 1952
    Flag of Egypt #3
    The national flag of Egypt is a tricolour consisting of the three equal horizontal red, white, and black bands of the Arab Liberation Flag that dates back to the 1952 Egyptian Revolution.
  4. Present
    Current flag of Egypt
    Current national flag.

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