Egypt+AA+BS+AG

=Part I=


 * A look at the Nation **


 * ** Demographic **
 * ** Median age of people-24 **
 * ** Population- Male-37 million/ female- 35.5 million **
 * ** Race- Majority is Egyptian- 99% **
 * ** Religion-Muslim(mostly Sunni ) 90%, Coptic 9%, Christian 1%  **


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 * ** Geography **
 * ** It is bordered by the Mediterranean sea. **
 * ** Egypt is a country in continent of Africa. **
 * ** The Nile goes right through it, which is the only river in Egypt. **
 * **Egypt has high average temperatures.**
 * ** About 95 percent of Egypt is desert land. **
 * ** Sahara Desert covers more than two thirds of Egypt. **
 * ** 386,662 square miles **


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 * ** Economic Resources **
 * ** Imports- food, commodities, equipment, and other wood products **
 * ** Exports- oil, metal products, cotton, textiles and chemicals  **
 * ** Types of Jobs- tourism industry, real estate, construction, financial services, and engineering **
 * ** GDP- Egypt is ranked 135 out of 226 which means their economy isn’t as good. 231.111 Billion dollar intake a year. **


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 * ** Political structure **
 * ** type of government- Republic **
 * ** who can vote: anyone over 18 **
 * ** how often are elections held? every 6 years **

=History= || 1981 || || January 2011 || || April 2011 || || February 2011 || || February 2012 || || =Legitimacy= =Snapshot of current uprising=
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 * || Sadat assassinated, Mubarak comes to power  ||   ||  Protests begin against government  ||   ||  Mubarak arrested for corruption  ||   ||
 * || 2005 ||
 * || 2005 ||
 * || Mubarak's fifth election and term  ||   ||  Mubarak fired, military takes control  ||   ||  Voting for lower parliament  ||
 * Type of Power || Fulfilment Yes or No/Rank || Evidence ||
 * National Defense || Yes || Strong Egyptian Military. ||
 * Protection of Individual Rights || No || The citizens don’t have any freedom of speech. The people can get penalized if they speak out their ideas. Also the women don’t have much freedom. ||
 * Economic Decision || Yes || They have a wide variety of exports which brings in money. Egypt has lowered inflation. ||
 * Maintain Order || No || They don’t control the people that rebel and the riots that occur in the city. ||
 * Public Services || No || The public places are unsanitized and there is waste in most parts of Egypt. ||


 * 1) ** Who revolted? **
 * Students, Middle and lower class people, labor activists, lawyers, a network of intellectuals, Egypt’s Islamists, a handful of political parties **


 * 1) ** Why did they revolt? **
 * For change, because of: Police Brutality,electoral fraud, high unemployment, food price inflation ect... **


 * 1) ** How did they organize? **
 * The came in opposition groups trying to protest against the government(or president) **


 * 1) ** How did the people overthrow the Government? **
 * Protests, civil resistance, civil disobedience etc.. **


 * 1) ** How did the government respond? **
 * With countless containment methods, also silencing the protest by firing live ammunition into crowds, tear gas, and increase in amount of police force in revolting areas. **


 * 1) ** How was the government the same or different following the revolution? **
 * Different because Mubarak (the president of Egypt before the Revolution) is gone. **