Egypt

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Egypt is a country in Northern Africa, Africa. Its capital is Cairo. Egypt is next to Israel, Libya, Palestine and Sudan.

A way to remember it

The top-right corner of Africa, with the thin green ribbon of the Nile running up to the Mediterranean and the Sinai triangle pointing towards Asia.

Good to know

It spans two continents, because the Sinai Peninsula is in Asia.