AL-JUMHOURIYA AL'IRAQIA (Republic of Iraq)
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| Official Name : | AL-JUMHOURIYA AL'IRAQIA (Republic of Iraq) |
| Land Area: | 434,924 square kilometres / 167,881 square miles. |
| Population: | 26,074,000 (est 2005). Density 60.1 persons per square kilometres. |
| Languages: | Arabic (official), Kurdish, Turkmen, Assyrian, Farsi, Turkish. |
| Religions: | Islam (official) Shi'ite 55%, Sunni 35%, Christian 5%. |
| Capital: | Baghdad. Population 5,500,000 |
| Currency: | Iraqi dinar, divided into 1000 fils. |
| Geography: | Predominantly low lying broad plains interupted in the north east by a mountainous ridge on the Turkey-Iran border. Reedy marshes along Iranian border in the south with large flooded areas. The Tigres and the Euphrates flow through from Turkey and Syria, joining in the south to form the Shat al Arab before emptying into the Persian Gulf. 12% of the land is arable, 3% forested. |
| Political: | In March 2003, after 3 months of sustained air bombardment, the US Bush Government invades Iraq for the second time in a decade. The Bush administration uses the flimsy pretext of "Rooting out Weapons of Mass Destruction", but in reality, it was a US grab for Iraqi oil and to stop Iraq switching from US dollars to euros for all oil payments. When no WMD were found, the US changes it's war marketing strategy, focusing on removing Saddam Hussein, who until 1990, was a CIA asset. The war shatters the economy and the lives of its citizens, thousands suffering radiation illness and death from the US use of 'depleted' uranium in their warheads. Even with major unrest still widespread, the US installs a puppet regime in June 2004. |
National
Flag - Ratio 2:3 | Position
in the Middle East |
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Climate
in Baghdad - elevation 34m / 112ft | |
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