Egypt, a country linking northeast Africa with the Middle East, is famous for Millennia-old monuments sitting along the fertile Nile River Valley. The capital city of Egypt, Cairo, is home to Ottoman landmarks like the Muhammad Ali Mosque and the Egyptian Museum, a trove of antiquities. About 95% of the country’s 102 million people live along the banks of the Nile and in the Nile Delta. The official language of Egypt is Arabic, but tourists can also communicate with locals in English.