Egypt's economy
- Tourism, biggest industrial in Egypt right now
- Oil, natural gas, manufacturing
- Agriculture - making the most of their limited arable land (3%)
- They grow cotton (very good), corn, rice, wheat, beans
- The old pattern of dealing with the Nile has been changed since 1970 of the Aswan High Dam, the dam controls the flooding of the Nile, and increases the amount of reclaimed land
- Akhet - inundation
- Peret - land emerges from the flood
- Shomu - water is short
Egypt's demographics
- 79 million people - biggest population of Middle Eastern nations - third biggest African country
- Cairo : 6.7 million
- NYC : 8.3 million
- Most of the people live near the Nile, other land is mostly desert
- Offical language : Arabic (English, French, German, etc.)
- Religion : around 90% Muslim (Egypt is the 12th in religious violence, 5th worst for religious freedom), most of the rest are Christian, but there are major conflicts
Egypt - politics, goverment, revolution
- 1922 - end of protectorate with the United Kingdom1953 - Egypt declared a Republic1954-1970 - ruled by Gamal Nasser
- nationalizes the Suez Canal
- forms allegiance with Soviet Union
1970-1981 - ruled by Anwar Sadat- switches allegiance to the United States
- attacked Israel over Sinai Peninsula, but later made peace
- Sadat assassinated in 1981
1981-2011 - ruled by Hosni Mubarak- kept alliance w/ US (helped in the Iraq war)
- accused of corruption, political persecution, human rights violations
- driven from office following mass demonstrations last month
Who's next for Egypt?
- Egypt currently ruled by military junta, but democratic elections in September
- Some want Mubarak arrested and tried for embezzling from the government
- Revolution is in the air throughout the Middle East and northern Africa
- Libya has been ruled by Muammer Gaddafi since 1969
- he is vioently opposing Libya's uprising
- Libya may desend into full civil was
- the east is controlled by rebels, but he still holds the capital
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