How did Egypt become what it is?

History and geography have played major parts in the development of Egypt. Being surrounded by water, Egypt is a valuable resource for trade.

The Nile river, and train routes along the Nile provide easy access for movement and trade.  The official language in Egypt is Arabic, and the most common religion is Muslim (90%).  These are mainly because of the location of the country, being in the middle east.  The current government is the way it is, because some recent conflict starting back in 2003.  The "Egyptian movement for change" was in place to change many aspects of the Egyptian government, including police brutality, low wages, high food prices, and political censorship.  The Egyptian revolution of 2011 occurred,  resulting in many different governmental changes including the overthrow of the Mubarak Government.

This news article addresses many possible problems about the future of Egypt's economy, and also discusses some results of the revolution in 2011 : 

http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/egypt-economic-indicators-reforms-by-merit-al-sayed-et-al-2014-10

Understanding the current state of Egypt's government is a good idea when considering a visit.