What countries border Egypt?
Egypt borders 4 countries: Israel, Libya, Palestine and Sudan.
Part of the Northern Africa group in the country borders atlas.
🧭 Longest journey: starting from Egypt, the farthest country you can
reach without a sea crossing is Timor-Leste
— 11 border crossings away.
📏 Closest country by distance: Israel — about 703 km (great-circle distance between country centers, coordinates from mledoze/countries).
Countries near Egypt
The closest countries to Egypt that don't share a land border:
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Why it matters in Bordlr
Every Bordlr puzzle is built on this border graph: you connect two regions by naming the chain of neighbors between them. Knowing Egypt's neighbors cold makes it a much faster link in any chain.
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