How to call Egypt from abroad (+20)
The country code for Egypt is +20 (ISO codes EG and EGY). You need it every time you phone Egypt from another country.
To call Egypt in four steps:
- Dial your international access prefix: 00 in most countries, 011 from the USA and Canada, or simply + on a mobile phone.
- Dial the Egypt country code: 20.
- Dial the local number. If it starts with a 0 (the national trunk prefix), leave that 0 out; a few countries, such as Italy, keep it.
- Result: +20 followed by the local number, e.g. +20 [local number].
About Egypt Codes
Egypt EG Phone Code
20
ISO 3166 ALPHA-2
EG
ISO 3166-1 ALPHA-3
EGY
Egypt's country code is +20 (ISO EG, EGY; internet domain .eg). The time is UTC+2, and UTC+3 during summer time. Drop the leading 0 when you dial from abroad. Area codes include 2 for Cairo and Giza, 3 for Alexandria and 13 for Tanta. Mobile numbers start with 01, so 010 1234 5678 becomes +20 10 1234 5678.
Country codes table
| Phone Code | +20 |
|---|---|
| ISO alpha-2 (two letters) | EG |
| ISO alpha-3 (three letters) | EGY |
| .tld | .eg |
| FIPS | EG |
| ISO numeric-3 | 818 |
| E. 164 | 20 |
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Egypt Time Information
Local time at Cairo :
08:39 PM
Friday, October 30, 2026
(GMT+02:00)
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Time Zones :
- Africa/Cairo
Global Information about Egypt
- Capital : Cairo
- Currency : Pound
- Surface : 1,001,450 km²
- Longitude : 30.802498
- Latitude : 26.820553