The Nile drains through Egypt.
Nile . The Nile , which is 6,853 km ( 4,258 miles ) long , is an `` international '' river as its drainage basin covers eleven countries , namely , Tanzania , Uganda , Rwanda , Burundi , Congo-Kinshasa , Kenya , Ethiopia , Eritrea , South Sudan , Sudan and Egypt . The Nile Delta ( دلتا النيل or simply الدلتا ) is the delta formed in Northern Egypt ( Lower Egypt ) where the Nile River spreads out and drains into the Mediterranean Sea .