- Capital
- Cairo
- Continent
- Africa
- Flag adopted
- 1984
- Designer
- Not individually credited
Egypt
Colors and meaning
Red #CE1126
The pre-revolution struggle and the blood of martyrs
White #FFFFFF
The bloodless 1952 revolution
Black #000000
The end of oppression under British occupation
Symbolism and history
The pan-Arab red-white-black tricolor bears the golden Eagle of Saladin at center, a symbol shared in modified form by several republics that once considered union with Egypt.
Closest-looking flags
Syria
Shares the pan-Arab red-white-black liberation tricolor with Syria, Yemen and Iraq; the central Eagle of Saladin is what identifies Egypt specifically.
Yemen
Shares the pan-Arab red-white-black liberation tricolor with Syria, Yemen and Iraq; the central Eagle of Saladin is what identifies Egypt specifically.
Iraq
Shares the pan-Arab red-white-black liberation tricolor with Syria, Yemen and Iraq; the central Eagle of Saladin is what identifies Egypt specifically.
Further reading: Flag of Egypt on Wikipedia