Middle East and North Africa

Egypt
Last reviewed: 27 January 2008

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GEOGRAPHY

Egypt lies in the north-eastern corner of Africa, a major crossroads between Europe, the Middle East, Africa and west and south Asia, with an area of 386,000 square miles (four times the size of the UK). It is bordered by Libya to the west, Sudan to the south, the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Israel and Jordan to the north-east. Its north coast is on the Mediterranean Sea, while the Red Sea bounds the eastern coast. The Suez Canal links the Red Sea to the Mediterranean - a linkage vital to both Egypt and the world. Less than 4% of the country is cultivated and inhabited, mainly in the Nile Delta and along the banks of the Nile.

The Nile runs for over 1,000 miles within Egypt, from Wadi Halfa in the south to the Mediterranean in the north. It divides the country into four broad regions; the Western Desert, which occupies almost two-thirds of the total area, the Eastern Desert, the Sinai Peninsula, and the Nile Valley and Delta, which is the most densely populated region of the country. Egypt is dependent on the Nile for nearly all its water needs. The vast majority of the remaining land is made up of sparsely inhabited, arid desert.

Egypt is hot and dry in the summer, mild in the winter with rainfall increasing nearer the coastlines. Temperatures increase southwards, and on average, these vary between 22-37 degrees Centigrade in the summer and 9-19 degrees Centigrade in the winter.

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Address:

Embassy of the Arab Republic of Egypt
26 South Street
London
W1K 1DWA

Consulate General:
2 Lowndes Street
London SW1X 9ET
Defence Office:
24 South Street
London W1K 1DN
Commercial Office:
23 South Street
London W1K 2XD
Press and Information Office:
299 Oxford Street
London W1C 2DZ
Cultural Office:
4 Chesterfield Gardens
London W1J 5BG
State Tourist Bureau:
170 Piccadilly
London W1J 9EJ
Medical Office:
47 Longridge Road
London SW5 9SD

Telephone:

(020) 7499 3304/2401
(020) 7235 9719 Consulate General
(020) 7493 2649 Defence Office
(020) 7499 3002 Commercial Office
(020) 7409 2236 Press and Information Office
(020) 7491 7720 Cultural Office
(020) 7493 5283 State Tourist Bureau
(020) 7370 6944 Medical Office

Fax:

(020) 7491 1542
(020) 7235 5684 Consulate General
(020) 7495 3573 Defence Office
(020) 7493 8110 Commercial Office
(020) 7493 7456 Press and Information Office
(020) 7408 1335 Cultural Office
(020) 7408 0295 State Tourist Bureau
(020) 7370 3641 Medical Office

Email: eg.emb_london@mfa.gov.eg

Email: modegy2003@hotmail.com

Email: london@tamseel-ees.gov.eg

Email: info@egpressoffice.com

Email: egypt.culture@btconnect.com

Email: info.uk@egypt.travel

Email: samiehamer@egmedoffice.org

Office hours:

Mon-Fri: 0930–1630