Egypt_EF_GH

=__**Egypt**__=
 * Demographics: **
 * __Median age is 24__
 * Male population is 37,100,855
 * Female population is 35,478,177
 * __Ethnicity__
 * 99% are Egyptian
 * __Religion__
 * 90% are Muslim
 * Geography: **
 * __ Contains: __[[image:challenges-2/africamap.jpg align="right" caption="Map of Africa, containing Egypt in the upper right corner."]]
 * 386,662 square miles (1,001,450 square kilometers)
 * Sahara Desert
 * Nile River
 * Many deserts
 * __ Climate: __
 * Dry
 * Hot humid summers
 * High temperatures of 108
 * Winter lows of 40
 * __Latitude:__ 27
 * __Longitude:__ 30
 * __Relative Location:__ North of Sudan, East of Libya, and West of Saudi Arabia.


 * Economic Resources: **
 * __ Exports: __
 * cotton
 * petroleum
 * yarn
 * textiles
 * __ Imports: __
 * pepper
 * cinnamon
 * frankincense
 * ginger
 * iron
 * wine
 * nuts / figs
 * tin
 * __ Jobs: __
 * agriculture - 32%
 * industry - 17%
 * services - 51%


 * GDP(Gross Domestic Product): Egypt is ranked 27/226, showing they have a strong economy. **


 * Political Structure: **

The Arab Republic of Egypt. The prime minister is head of the government and is appointed by the presidents who has a 6 year term

 * ** Voting **
 * Citizens can vote at 18
 * ** Elections **
 * ======Every 6 years======

History:

 * Sadat liberalized economic policy and signed a peace treaty with Israel (1979)
 * In 1981, Sadat was assassinated by Muslim extremists who disagreed with his policies. He was succeeded by then vice president Hosni Mubarak.
 * Fundamentalists, led by the Muslim Brotherhood, began pressing in 1991 for an Islamic state that would shun Western art, music, literature, and values. They have pressed the secular government to restrict freedom of expression, liberal education, and secular law.
 * In January 2011, anti-government protests broke out in Egypt

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Legitimacy of Hosni Mubarak:

 * __** Purpose of Government **__ || __** Fulfilled? **__ || __** Evidence **__ ||
 * Economic Decisions || No || “Adding to the turmoil, an acute financial crisis could undermine political transition. With mounting debts, negligible economic growth and dwindling foreign reserves”(Egypt News- Revolution and Aftermath -- Presidential Elections, May 2012)  ||
 * Maintain Order || No || Police went against their own people. " Violence flared up again between police and protesters in Tahrir Square prior to and during parliamentary elections.”(Culture Grams ) ||
 * Public Services || No || No evidence even present. Mubarak provided nothing to his citizens, which was 1 of the reasons they revolted. ||
 * Individual Rights || No || People were not given their rights. Everything in means o communication was censored, and eventually shut down, including texting and internet. ||
 * National Defense || No || The military went against its own people. anyone who spoke out was harshly punished. ||
 * All of the purposes were equally not fulfilled, showing that Hosni Mubarak is an illegitimate leader. None were fulfilled better than the others, so there is no ranking of best to worst.**

__** Snapshot of the Current Uprising: **__
 * 1. Citizens from Egypt of all different backgrounds and religions revolted. **


 * 2. They revolted because: **
 * **Brutal police**
 * **Declared many states of emergency to keep citizens in their homes**
 * **Electoral fraud**
 * **Censorship**
 * **Widespread corruption**
 * **High unemployment**
 * **Food price inflation**


 * 3. They organized by making protests and riots. The revolution was slowly organized and gained momentum and just continued to grow. **


 * 4. The people overthrew their government by protests, civil disobedience, civil resistance, demonstrations, riots, and online. They were initially peaceful until the Egyptian army began to use violence against the citizens protesting. Eventually the citizens became violent too. **


 * 5. The government responded by using military forces against their own people. For the online protests, the government blocked websites such as twitter. **


 * 6. Currently there is no president, but the current leaders are the [|Supreme Council of the Armed Forces] led by [|Mohamed Hussein Tantawi] because the past leader, Hosni Mubarack was thrown out of government. **

=Works Cited:=

// "World Factbook: Tunisia." CIA World Factbook. CIA. Web. < https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/eg.html>. //

// "Egypt State Information Service." Egypt Sate Information Service. Web. 13 Apr. 2012. < http://www.sis.gov.eg/En/Default.aspx> //

// CultureGrams Online Database:. Culture Grams. Web. 13 Apr. 2012. < [] // //"Egypt News â Revolution and Aftermath â Presidential Elections, May 2012." //Egypt News. New York Times, 15 Apr. 2012. Web. 15 Apr. 2012. < __http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/international/countriesandterritories/egypt/index.html>.__