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=**__A Look at the Nation: Egypt__**=

**Demographics**

 * median age of the population
 * male - 24 years
 * female - 24 years[[image:challenges3/egypt.jpg width="473" height="394" align="right"]]
 * total - 24.3 years


 * Male/Female
 * 0-14 years 32.7 %
 * 15-64 years 62.8%
 * 65+ years 4.5%


 * Ethnicity/Religion
 * 99.% Egyptian
 * 90% Muslim


 * Geography
 * 386,662 square miles wide
 * Mostly dry and desert areas
 * on average 12 hours of sunlight
 * Nile River cuts through Egypt (largest river in Africa)


 * Economic Resources
 * Imports: tin, iron, wine, spices
 * Exports: dairy products, corn, wheat, cotton, rice, fruit
 * Jobs - 14 % Egyptians are employed in agriculture
 * GDP (Purchasing Product Parity)- World comparison; 27 while the United States is in second place. The higher you are ranked your economy is larger.


 * Political Structure
 * Type of government - Republic
 * Voting- must 18 years old
 * Elections are held every six years
 * Prime Minister is the head of the government



**History**

 * 1922: Was given full independence
 * 1952: Gamal Abdel Nasser overthrew the British government and brought Najib to power as 1st president.
 * 1953: Najib was elected president
 * 1954: Nasser ousted Najib, replacing him as president
 * 1956-1967: Fought 2 wars and lost the Sinaipeninsula
 * 1979: peace treaty with Israel
 * 2011: Anti-government protests broke out, Mubarak was forced out and Military took over
 * 2012: 74 people died from a protest after a soccer game in the Tahrir Square, from the change in the constitution.

**Legitimacy** **of the Current Leader & Government**



 * < Rank ||< 5 purposes of Government ||< Evidence to support ||< To what extent? ||< Evidence to support ||
 * < 1 ||< Provide Public Services ||< Running water, police men, electricity, oil, gas, city workers, etc. ||< Mostly ||< Things that needed to be done around the country were still done even though the citizens were rebelling. ||
 * < 2 ||< National Defense ||< Mubarak kept control of his military. They protected Egypt well as along with fighting for their ideas/rights. ||< Mostly ||< The military stuck by throughout all the chaos. They defended and protected their country. ||
 * < 3 ||< Individual Rights ||< People vote for the presidents so their voices are heard in the republic government. ||< Mostly ||< People still have a say and they are heard but it is the Presidents decisions that makes the cut. ||
 * < 5 ||< Maintain Order ||< Protests were made about changing the constitution without the citizens point of views. There was a lot of anger. ||< Not much ||< People were protesting, arguing, getting annoyed that their leader didn't take their opinion into consideration ||
 * < 4 ||< Economic Decisions ||< He made economic decisions that were good and bad. Like the constitution change. ||< Somewhat ||< He made economic decisions. Yet all were not for the better. ||

**Snapshot of the Current Uprising**

 * Who revolted?** Most of the people who revolted/protested were student and middle/low class people.


 * Why did they revolt?** The people revolted because they didn't like the new leader that the Americans put in. He made new laws that the people didn't like. Such as; women must wear veils, no material from the U.S, and only certain clothing was allowed to be worn in public.


 * How did they organize?** The people organized in groups, mostly the students got together and protested as a group. The protesters were all volunteers protesting for what they believe in. There were some people who stood out and organized protests and got the word out around school campuses to get more people to show up.


 * How did the people overthrow the government?** They people overthrew the government by making sure the government knew they were upset. They took over building and got into fights in the streets. They lit cars and building on fire to get attention and their word out. They held rallies with large amounts of people present until the government had no choice but to give in.


 * How did the government respond?** The government had some military personnel present to try to get the people to calm down and stop. In the last revolution, the army shot out randomly and killed innocent people practicing their rights. The leaders had given in to the people, but it took a great amount of time and energy.


 * How was the government the same/different following the revolution?** Following the revolution the government is still republic, but is more lenient with their laws for the country.

**Works Cited**
"Egypt." //CultureGrams Online Database://. Proquest. Web. 13 Apr. 2012. < @http://online.culturegrams.com/world/world_country.php?contid=1 >. A Group of People within the CIA. "Africa:Egypt." //The World Factbook//. Central Intelligence Agency. Web. 12 Apr. 2012. < @https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/eg.html >.