Egypt
Egypt is one of the 193 UN member states, in Northern Africa. UN Tourism counted 13 million international arrivals there in 2019, more visited than 82% of the 199 places with figures, so its stamp in Globestamp is printed in Foil.
- International arrivals
- 13 millionin 2019, UN Tourism
- Rank by visitors
- 37th of 199most visited first
- Stamp finish
- Foilrarer than 18%
- Area
- 1,002,879 km² (387,213 sq mi)
- Population
- 100 millionNatural Earth estimate
- Governorates
- 27in Globestamp’s regions layer
- Airports
- 17with scheduled flights
- World Heritage Sites
- 7on Globestamp’s list
Does Egypt count as a country?
Yes. Egypt is one of the 193 UN member states, so every common list counts it: the UN’s 193, Globestamp’s 250 and the Travelers’ Century Club’s 330.
| List | Counts Egypt? |
|---|---|
| UN member states (193) | Yes, a member |
| Globestamp’s countries and territories (250) | Yes |
| Travelers’ Century Club (330) | Yes: Egypt in Africa, Egypt in Asia (Sinai Peninsula) |
| European Union | No |
| Schengen area | No |
The Egypt stamp
Every country in Globestamp has its own stamp, drawn after a real entry stamp. Its finish shows how few travelers get there. Egypt’s is Foil: a hot-stamped foil block in the ink’s own colour, the finish for places with 6 to 15 million visitors a year. With 13 million international arrivals in 2019, Egypt is more visited than 82% of the 199 places with figures. See every stamp on the stamp wall, or the rarest on the least-visited countries.
What counts as a visit to Egypt
The common rule among travelers is that you set foot there: an airport layover usually doesn’t count, and a port where you went ashore does. Globestamp counts Egypt when one of your photos was taken on its ground, or just off its coast; a photo taken from a plane never counts. Photos only at an airport make a transit stamp in lighter ink, counted only if you count layovers. Read more in how to count the countries you’ve visited.
Places in Egypt you can collect
Under the country itself, Globestamp keeps layers of places on your globe, and a photo taken at one ticks it. These are the ones it knows in Egypt, from 7 World Heritage Sites.
World Heritage Sites 7
Abu Mena (1979) · Wadi Al-Hitan (2005) · Islamic Cairo (1979) · Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae (1979) · Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur (1979) · Saint Catherine Area (2002) · Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis. On the bucket list →
National parks 2
Ras Muhammad National Park · White Desert. On the bucket list →
Famous landmarks 5
Great Pyramid of Giza · Abu Simbel · Valley of the Kings · The Great Sphinx · Karnak Temple Complex. On the bucket list →
Wonders of the world 1
Great Pyramid of Giza. On the bucket list →
Ski resorts 1
Ski Egypt. On the bucket list →
Theme parks 3
Pharaonic Village · Dream Park · Luna Park, Cairo. On the bucket list →
Zoos and aquariums 6
Giza Zoo · Alexandria Zoo · Alexandria Aquarium · Aquarium Grotto Garden and 2 more. On the bucket list →
Botanical gardens 4
Botanical garden of Thutmosis III · Orman Garden · Aquarium Grotto Garden · Aswan Botanical Garden. On the bucket list →
Science museums and planetariums 1
Planetarium Science Center. On the bucket list →
Events in Egypt
Total solar eclipses over Egypt that the app knows: 2 August 2027. A photo inside the path of totality that day ticks “Watch a total eclipse”.
Largest cities
| City | People (urban area) |
|---|---|
| Cairo | 11,893,000 |
| Alexandria | 4,165,000 |
| Giza | 2,681,863 |
| Ismaïlia | 656,135 |
| Bur Said | 623,864 |
| Luxor | 609,248 |
| El Mansura | 600,000 |
| Sohag | 600,000 |
Airports
Egypt has 17 airports with scheduled flights, 14 of them large. Each is a dot on Globestamp’s airports layer, and every flight you log adds to how far you’ve flown (try the flight distance calculator).
27 governorates to fill in
Globestamp goes deeper than countries: its regions layer splits Egypt into 27 governorates (Natural Earth’s first-level divisions), and each one fills in when a photo was taken there.
All 27
Al Sharqia · Alexandria · Aswan · Asyut · Beheira · Beni Suef · Cairo · Dakahlia · Damietta · Faiyum · Gharbia · Giza · Ismailia · Kafr el-Sheikh · Luxor · Matrouh · Minya · Monufia · New Valley · North Sinai · Port Said · Qalyubia · Qena · Red Sea · Sohag · South Sinai · Suez
Questions people ask
Is Egypt a country?
Yes. Egypt is one of the 193 UN member states, so every common list counts it: the UN’s 193, Globestamp’s 250 and the Travelers’ Century Club’s 330.
How many tourists visit Egypt a year?
UN Tourism (via the World Bank) counted 13,026,000 international arrivals in Egypt in 2019, the 37th most of the 199 places with figures. Countries count arrivals in different ways (some include day-trippers and cruise passengers), so treat it as a rough rank rather than an exact number of tourists.
How rare is a Egypt stamp in Globestamp?
It is printed in Foil, the finish for places with 6 to 15 million visitors a year, rarer than 18% of the places with figures. The fewer travelers a place receives, the rarer its finish, from plain Ink to Mythic.
Does Egypt count for the Travelers’ Century Club?
Yes, and more than once: the Travelers’ Century Club lists Egypt in Africa, and counts Egypt in Asia (Sinai Peninsula) as separate destination. The club’s list has 330 destinations.
Places as rare as Egypt
Near Egypt
Sources
- Countries, cities and regions: Natural Earth 10m admin-0 (public domain); lists as of October 2026.
- Visitors: UN Tourism via the World Bank, ST.INT.ARVL (International tourism, number of arrivals), CC BY 4.0, data updated 2026-10-08. Each country's latest year before 2020. Countries count visitors differently; use as a rough rank.
- World Heritage Sites, parks, landmarks and the bucket-list places: Wikidata (CC0), as compiled in the app, October 2026.
- Airports: OurAirports (public domain), airports with scheduled service.
- Travelers’ Century Club: the club’s list of 330 destinations, as of January 2022.