Officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is bordered by the Gaza Strip and Israel to the northeast, the Gulf of Aqaba and the Red Sea to the east, Sudan to the south, Libya to the west, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north.
Independence from UK: 28 February 1922
Area: 1,010,408 km2, Time zone: UTC+2 (EET), Calling code: +20, Driving side: right, Official languages: Arabic.