Egypt


Egypt (Egyptian: km.t&nbsp;; Coptic: Kīmi&nbsp;; Arabic: <big> مصر </big> Mir&nbsp;; Egyptian Arabic: Már), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a country in North Africa that includes the Sinai Peninsula, a land bridge to Asia. Covering an area of about 1,001,450 square kilometers (386,560&nbsp;square miles), Egypt borders Libya to the west, Sudan to the south, the Gaza Strip and Israel to the east. The northern coast borders the Mediterranean Sea and the eastern coast borders the Red Sea.