Egypt has a population of around 80 million people that is steadily increasing. It has a democratic and socialist political system led by President Hosni Mubarak. Agriculture and stock breeding are important to Egypt's largely rural economy. Arabic is the official language, though English and French are also spoken. Egypt has experienced significant social changes over the past century as its population has grown rapidly due to advances in medicine. Social mobility was historically limited but is improving.

1. EGYPT
BY SARA, JOSU, JAVIER, ANDER AND ALICIA

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

3. POLITICAL SYSTEM
-It is a democratic and socialist
state
-President--------Hosni Mubarak
-62% of egiptians-----------go to vote

4. ECONOMY
EGYPT Rural society
-AGRICULTURE
People work in
-STOCK BREEDING

6. Money
Egiptian pound
It appeared in 1899

7. Society
Religion
Language Arab (oficial)
English
French
Political System National
Democratic
System
(NDS)
History Ancient Egypt

8. Social change
• Egypt in XIX centuries , from 1950 to
today have changed a lot…

9. • In XIX centuries population was
increasing a lot.
• a lot of people died because
economical causes but also born a lot
of babies.

10. • In 1950 population was similarity to the
XIX centuries.
But they died more people than they
born.
The population was about 20,400,00

11. TODAY…
• …the population is increasing.
Because the medicines advances.
The population was about 80.000.000.

13. 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.

14. 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.

15. SOCIAL MOBILITY
In the past it was
impossible to move

16. • But until now there is a very little
social mobility…
Upper
3 social classes
Middle
Lower

17. The main factors
• Their everyday life and the opportunities
they will have.
• Status define more by family background
than by absolute wealth.

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