EG

Arab Republic of Egypt

Egypt

Egypt is a country in Africa that is home to 104,258,000 people. It is also home to 9 living indigenous languages. In addition, 11 living non-indigenous languages are established within the country. One of these, Standard Arabic, is the official language of the country.

  • Geography

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  • Demographics

    104,258,000

    people

    9

    living languages

    74%
    literate
  • Language Vitality Count

    1. 1
    2. 6
    3. 2
    4. 0

Egypt has adopted the following international conventions which speak to indigenous language rights.