By Stephanie Feldman

Location  Africa- North Eastern side Capital cairo

Languages  Modern standard Arabic

Symbols Eagle of Saladin- power, beauty and independence Red- period before revolution White- bloodless nature of the revolution Black- the end of the oppression of the Egyptian people at the hands of the monarchy, and foreign imperialism

population  million as of 2012

Major religion  Islamic- 94%  Coptic orthodox- 6%

subcultures  Photography  Art  Grafidy

Values/norms/beliefs  Honor is important facet of interpersonal relationships.  Respect and esteem for people is a right and an obligation

Ethnic  Eastern hamitic stock (Egypt Bedouins and Berbers)- 99%  Greek/Nubian/Armenian/Italian/French- 1%

economy  GDP- $540.0 billion  22% growth  4.2% 5-year compound annual growth  $6,545 per capita  12.3% unemployment rate  $2.8 billion in FDI inflow

history  Much of Egypt's ancient history was a mystery until the secrets of ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics were deciphered with the discovery and help of the Rosetta Stone.

conflict  Poverty  Hepatitis  In Arab nations in 2013, the promise of greater freedoms and political reforms has been reversed, most violently in some instances, by taking a few countries down the path of anarchy and complete chaos  Egypt was one of them  Now trying to heal from the damage done

Interesting facts  From a place where great pharaohs ruled, now in a pit of chaos in the wanting of greater freedom.  In this chaos, the Egyptian people are no longer the passive people. They will stand up and fight for their rights.

Would I visit and or live there??  I would love to visit the ancient tombs of the pharaohs, and learn about the supposed curses that lie in the tombs.  I’ve always been interested in mummies and Egyptian gods and how the gods came to be.  I would not live there because I prefer the air conditioning than the blazing sun.

Prefer which country???  I prefer the U.S. because I love our air conditioning.  They are going through a rough patch in their history and I don’t want to get in their history books.

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GREECE!!!!!!!!!!!!

location Europe capital Athens

Language(s)  Greek- 99%  English/French/Spanish/Italian- 1%

symbols Blue- Greek sky and sea White- clouds, waves, and purity of the country’s struggle for independence and freedom 9 stripes- 9 Muses or the goddesses of art and civilization

population  11,062,508 people as of 2012

Religion(s)  Christian Orthodoxy- 98%  Muslims/Catholics/Jewish- 2%

Subculture  Death Metal Rock (music)

Norms/Beliefs/Values  They take pride and promote themselves by promoting brother/sisterhood  They also promote family as one of its most cherished values  Very serious about acedemics

Economy  GDP= $276.9 billion  -6.4% growth  -4.4% 5-year compound annual growth  $24,505 per capita  24.2% unemployment rate  1% inflation  $2.9 billion FDI inflow

History of Greece  3 major historians- Herodotus (father history), Thucydides, and Xenophon  6000 BC-2900 BC= introduced pottery, crop growing and animal husbandry  2900 BC-2000BC= architecture, burial styles and life styles are introduced  1600 BC-1100 BC= working with unearthed gold  1100 BC- 750 BC= weapons and rebellions

History of Greece continued..  750 BC- 500 BC= politics and democracy started to form  500 BC- 336 BC= philosophical schools started to form with the teachings of Plato and Socrates  336 BC- 146 BC= culture and learning was pre- eminent

conflicts  Armed conflict with Afghanistan which is an UN-authorized NATO-led misson

interesting  Greece’s bird is the phoenix. The phoenix represents rebirth and divinity

Would I live or visit there?  I would have loved to live there in ancient times with the gladiators and ancients myths.  In today’s world, I would only visit there because or the fight in Afghanistan.

preference  I do prefer my own country because we still have beautiful sites and we are not so stressed out in academics.  I would prefer to live in the ancient times of Greece with the gladiators, if I had to live there.

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