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Leader: Hosni Mubarak

Country: Egypt -Geography: Desert; large plateau, Nile River, Nile Delta; Sinai Peninsula; Mediterranean Sea; Red Sea Agricultural land loss, decertification water pollution, straining resources -Economy: More open to people Growing stronger in recent years -Population/Social Structure: ~78,866,000 people --62.7% between ages 15-64 --Median Age: ~24 Religions: --Muslim: 90% --Coptic/Other: 10%

Background Info: -Worked with Egyptian Air Force '69 - Chief of Staff of Air Force '72 - Commander in Chief of Air Force; Deputy Minister of War Became National Hero -'75 - Became Vice President Sent on diplomatic missions -Helped then-President Anwar Sadat with many administrative tasks -Became President - '81 Sadat assassinated -Focused heavily on keeping peace in region Removed many radical elements Kept on good terms with USA, other Arab countries, etc.

Benchmarks: -Safety/Rule of Law: Removed many radical elements Been in power for 28 years Controversial elections in 2005 Holds some amount of power in Arab world -Participation/Human Rights No religious political groups Controversial elections in 2005 -Sustainable Economic Opportunity:

"CIA - The World Factbook - Africa :: Egypt." Welcome to the CIA Web Site — Central Intelligence Agency. Web. 21 Sept. 2010. .

Elaasar, Aladdin. "Is Egypt stable?" Middle East Quarterly 16.3 (2009). Student Resource Center - Gold. Web. 21 Sept. 2010.

"Hosni Mubarak." New Internationalist Apr. 2009: 29. Student Resource Center - Gold. Web. 21 Sept. 2010


 * "Mubarak, Hosni (1928-)." UXL Biographies. Online ed. Detroit: UXL, 2003. Student Resource Center - Gold. Web. 20 Sept. 2010.