EGYPT

BY SARA, JOSU, JAVIER, ANDER AND ALICIA

MAIN CHARACTERISTICS

• LOCATION• -north-east of Africa• ` capital – El Cairo• • POPULATION• -about 80.000.000• inhabitants

POLITICAL SYSTEMPOLITICAL SYSTEM

-It is a democratic and socialist state

-President--------Hosni Mubarak

-62% of egiptians-----------go to vote

EGYPT Rural society

People work in

-AGRICULTURE

-STOCK BREEDING

ECONOMY

Money

Egiptian pound

It appeared in 1899

Society Religion

Language Arab (oficial)English French

Political System National Democratic System(NDS)

History Ancient Egypt

Social change

• Egypt in XIX centuries , from 1950 to today have changed a lot…

• In XIX centuries population was increasing a lot.

• a lot of people died because

economical causes but also born a lot of babies.

• In 1950 population was similarity to the XIX centuries.

But they died more people than they

born.The population was about 20,400,00

TODAY…

• …the population is increasing.

Because the medicines advances.

The population was about 80.000.000.

POPULATION RATE

Year Population Cambio Porcentual Date

2003 74.718.797 July 2003 est.

2004 77.505.756 3,73 % July 2005 est.

2005 77.505.756 0,00 % July 2005 est.

2006 78.887.007 1,78 % July 2006 est.

2007 80.335.036 1,84 % July 2007 est.

2008 81.713.520 1,72 % July 2008 est.

2009 83.082.869 1,68 % July 2009 est.

2010 80.471.869 -3,14 % July 2010 est.

2011 82.079.636 2,00 % July 2011 est.

NATALITY RATE

Year Natalito rate Cambio Porcentual Date

2003 24,36 2003 est.

2004 23,32 -4,27 % 2004 est.

2005 23,32 0,00 % 2005 est.

2006 22,94 -1,63 % 2006 est.

2007 22,53 -1,79 % 2007 est.

2008 22,12 -1,82 % 2008 est.

2009 21,7 -1,90 % 2009 est.

2010 25,02 15,30 % 2010 est.

2011 24,63 -1,56 % 2011 est.

SOCIAL MOBILITY

In the past it was impossible to move

• But until now there is a very little social mobility…

3 social classes

Upper

Middle

Lower

The main factors• Their everyday life and the opportunities

they will have. 

• Status define more by family background than by absolute wealth.

The endThe end