Friday, March 4, 2011

Egypt: Now

Today in class we looked at Mr. Schick's Google presentation. I learned that only 3% of the land in Egypt is arable. They grow cotton, corn, rice, wheat, and fava beans. The economy makes a lot of money by tourism. The Aswan High Dam, controls the flooding of the Nile. Egypt has the biggest population of all the Middle Eastern nations, 79 million people. Their official language is Arabic. Around 90% of the people in Egypt are Muslim.1922, was the end of protectorate with United Kingdom. 1953, Egypt declared a Republic. Hosni Mubarak ruled from 1981 to 2011. He was accused of corruption, political persecution, and human rights violations. Egypt is now, currently ruled by military junta.


Test on Tuesday. YAY!

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