Free Classifieds Free Email People Search Email Directory Travel Forum ISD-Codes Currency Convt. Books Egypt is a Middle Eastern country located in the northeast corner of Africa. A small part of Egypt, the Sinai Peninsula, is in Asia.
Little rain falls in Egypt, and dry, windswept desert covers most of the land.
But the Nile River flows northward through the desert and serves as a vital source of life for most Egyptians. Almost all of Egypt's people live near the Nile or along the Suez Canal, the country's other important waterway.