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The current Egypt Flag was adopted on 4 th October, 1984. The Egyptian flag has three equal bands of red, white and black, respectively from top to bottom. The three bands are placed horizontally to each other. The ĂŽEagle of Saladin' is the national emblem of Egypt which is symbolized on the flag of Egypt . It is placed at the middle of the white band of the Egyptian Flag. The shield also bears the name of Egypt inscribed in Arabic. The colors of the Egyptian flag are very significant. The red color refers to the period in history when the power of the deposed King Farouk was taken over by army men. White stands for the beginning of the end of monarchy while black is symbolic of the end of cruelty faced by the people of Egypt at the hands of Egyptian monarchy and British rule.

Official Name: Jumhuriyat Misr-al-Arabiya

Capital: Cairo

Location: In north eastern Africa facing the Mediterranean and the Red Sea; Part of the territory is in Asia. The country borders with Libya Israel and the Sudan

Area: 1001450 Sq. km.

Official Language: Arabic

National Flag: Three horizontal stripes of red white black with the national emblem the center in gold.

Flag Ratio: 2:3

National Anthem: Biladi Biladi My Homeland My Homeland (1979)

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