Egypt

Egypt—a country located in northeastern Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula in western Asia.

the capital, Cairo;
official language: Arabic (Egyptian dialect);
area: 1,001,450 km²;
population: 106,437,241;
currency: Egyptian pound;
borders Israel, Palestine, Sudan, and Libya;
It has access to the Mediterranean Sea to the north and to the Red Sea to the east;
Egypt is home to one of the largest man-made canals—the Suez Canal—which connects the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea, thereby providing a shortcut from the Atlantic Ocean to the Indian Ocean.