New Notes on Egypt

• Egypt's economy consists of: money from tourism, oil and gas manufacturing, and agriculture.
• Egypt's official language is Arabic, but English, French, and German are sometimes taught.
• In Egypt, the people are packed in such a little space because the rest of Egypt is a desert
• 90% of the people are Muslim, and the rest is Christian (Coptic)
• Egypt is the 5th worst for religious freedom
• Egypt is 12th in the world for religious violence
• In 1953 Egypt declared a Republic
• 1954-1970 was ruled by Gamal Nasser and he formed an allegiance with the Soviet Union and he nationalized the Suez Canal
• 1970-1981 was ruled by Anwar Sadat and he switched allegiance to the United States, was assassinated in 1981
• 1981-2011 was ruled by Hosni Mubarak, he kept alliance with US (helped in Iraq war) he was accused of corruption, political persecution, human rights violations, and was driven from office last month
• Egypt is currently ruled by military junta, but elections scheduled for September 2011