Country Profile

The Arab Republic of Egypt is located in the northeastern corner of the African continent. It is bordered to the north by the Mediterranean Sea with a coastline of 995 km. It is bordered to the east by the Red Sea with a coastline of 194 km. It is bordered in the northeast by Palestine and Israel, to the west by Libya, and to the south by Sudan.

For more information, kindly visit:  www.egypt.gov.eg

  • Head of State:   H.E. Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi
  • Capital City:   Cairo
  • Independence Day:  
  • Area/Size of country (km²):  1.01 million km2
  • Time Zone:   CAT (UTC+2)
  • Languages:   Arabic (official), English & French
  • Currency:  Egyptian Pound (EGP)
  • GDP:  USD 250.9 Billion
  • Government Website link:  
  • Natural Resources:   Water (River Nile), Fish, Arable land, Minerals,

Ministry Responsible for COMESA Affairs 

COMESA National Contact Point
H.E. Eng. Amr Nassar,
Minister of Trade and Industry
??2 Latin America, Garden City, Cairo, Egypt.
Tel: +2 – 27943600/ +2 – 27921194?
Fax: +2 – 27955025?
Email: ??mfti@mfti.gov.eg?
Website: www.mti.gov.eg


National COMESA Focal Point

H.E. Ambassador Ahmed Mustafa
Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt to the Republic of Zambia
Embassy of the A.R. of Egypt – United Nations Road, Lusaka, Zambia
00260 – 211 – 251151
lusaka@ecs.gov.eg / embassy.lusaka@mfa.gov.eg