Egypt+(Moses+Diaz,+Ryan+Cuellar,+and+Matt+Sostarics

__**Part 1: A look at the Nation**__
 * **Demographics**
 * Median age of the population: 24.3 years
 * Male: 24 years
 * Female: 24.6 years
 * Ethnicity: Egyptian
 * Religion: Muslim, Coptic, and Chriistian

January 25, 2011: First day of protesting begins
 * **Geography**
 * Very sandy.
 * Hot and dry summers with moderate winters
 * Larger than the states of Texas and New Mexico combined
 * Amt. of Land: 995,450 sq. km
 * Amt. of Water: 6,000 sq. km
 * Bordering Countries: Gaza Strip, Israel, Libya, and Sudan
 * **Economic Resources**
 * Imports: machinery, equipment, chemicals, wood products, and fuels
 * Exports:Crude oil, cotton, textiles, metal products, and agricultural goods
 * Jobs: Agricultural 32%, Industry 17%, and Services 51%
 * GDP: $6,200, U.S. GDP: $47,200 This tells that Egypt does not have much stability right now.
 * **Political Structure**
 * Type of Government: Egypt has a democracy and this tells us that the people of Egypt have a say in what decisions are made
 * Voters: Citizens are required to vote at age 18
 * Elections: President serves terms of 6 years and there is no limit to the terms
 * __Part 2: History__**

January 31, 2011: Egypt's new government is announced February 1, 2011: President Mubarak announces he will not run for re-election February 8, 2011: Activists got freed and they energized protests February 11, 2011: Mubarak resigns as president and leaves Cairo Each individual officer in their police can and will violate citizens' privacy in his area using unconditioned arrests due to the emergency law. Had hidden detention centers where he kept the people who didn't follow him or just generally opposed him, this means he didn't let his people have their own right to their own opinions. Egypt's governments c orruption has led to the imprisonment of political figures and young activists without trials.
 * __Part 3: Legitimacy of the Current Leader & Government__**
 * **Maintain Order**
 * **Individual Rights**
 * **Public Service**

Mubarek let his people live in poverty, 40% of egyptians live on $2 a day or less.
Mubarek used his own military against his people to torture them and enforce discipline. Egypt's economy was so bad that it cost them $310 million dollars a day. Their economic growth went from 5.3% to 3.7% in a year. Banks and the stock exchange have been closed for days, and many factories in the major cities have shut down.
 * **National Defense**
 * **Economy**
 * __Part 4: Snapshot of the Current Uprising__**
 * **Who Revolted?:**
 * The people who revolted were mainly Muslims and Cristians.
 * The majority of the people that were revolting were very young and many people thought of them as the leaders of the leaderless revolution
 * The majority of the youth were unemloyed either because there was not work available or because they did not have the appropriate education
 * **Why did they Revolt?:**
 * Police brutality
 * Poverty
 * High unemployment
 * Government Corruption
 * President Hosni Mubarak was not doing a good job as the Leader of their Country
 * **How did they organize?:**
 * Using the internet, and social media sites, it helped organizers coordinate future protests.
 * Egyptian Government responded by first shutting down twitter, then later, Facebook.
 * Due to the shut down of social networks, it drew much unneeded attention to the revolution.
 * **How did the people overthrow the government?:**
 * They had massive protests in Tahrir Square
 * Protests lasted throughout the day and followed by night
 * __Locations of Protests:__ Suez, Luxor, Daircut, Shebin el-Kom, El-Arish, Sohag, Minya, Ismailia, Zagazig, Sinai Peninsula
 * Throughout locations, numbers of protesters increased.
 * **How did the government respond?:**
 * The government responded with deadly forces
 * Location of Deaths:


 * Locations || Deaths ||
 * Alexandria || 52 ||
 * Suez || 18 ||
 * Asyut || 3 ||
 * El-Arish || 1 ||
 * Beni Suef || 17 ||
 * Luxor || 1 ||
 * Atfif || 1 ||
 * Cairo || 232 ||
 * Kharaga Oasis || 1 ||
 * Shekih Zoweid, North Sinai || 1 ||
 * Abu Simbel || 1 ||
 * Rafah || 3 ||
 * Mansoura || 2 ||
 * Other || 45 ||
 * Total || 846 ||
 * **How was the government the same of different following the revolution?:**
 * After the revolution, Egypt became a Republic government because President Hosni Mubarak was dictator and the Egyptians wanted to have a government where they can have a say in what decisions are made and although they do not have a Democracy, a Republic is just as pleasing to them.


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