Syria, jordan, lebanon, turkey office of the refugee health oordinator of arizona dos and donts respect the patients religious beliefs and practices. A man descends a structure called a ziggurat in ur, iraq. Each list must have 1 female candidate after each 3 male candidates. The country is bordered by armenia, azerbaijan, the caspian sea and turkmenistan to the north, afghanistan and pakistan to the east, the gulf of oman, the strait of hormuz and the persian gulf to the south, and iraq and turkey to the west. Jul 20, 2017 dfid profiles set out how our country programmes contribute to delivering the uk aid strategy for the financial years 201718 to 20182019. Grain production, imports, exports metric tons, and availability gramscapitaday domestic production.
Feb 08, 2019 constitutionally, the membership of the council is to seek to achieve at least 25% 82 seats representation of women. Kurds say they are not pushing for husseins removal december 26, 1998 web posted at. Christians have lived here for two millennia but in the past years many iraqi christians fled to other countries in the region or to the west. Modern iraq lies in the center of what has been called the cradle of civilization, or mesopotamia. However, education continued to be affected by violence and sectarian divisions. In english only, for now adolescent fertility rate births per 1,000 women ages 1519.
In this context, the collaboration of kurdish and foreign historians and archaeologists has a genuine role to play in promoting scientific research projects systematically designed. With more than 60,000 rental residencies in the copenhagen area, kab is the. Camp profiling, iraq, december 2017 round ix research. Gov usaidafghanistan country profile 1 afghanistan country profile after decades of war, afghanistan is moving towards a more secure, stable, and prosperous future. The country information in this note has been carefully selected in accordance with the general principles. Information is included by sex and age group as follows. The council election also allows for the participation of outof country voters ocv, who are able to vote at the governoratelevel tier. On behalf of save the children swedens regional office for the middle east and north africa, i am happy to introduce you to one of the key components of the manara project, the country profile, a report highlighting the commendable practices implemented by government, civil society parents, nongovernmental organisations.
Karzai will serve a fiveyear term and has pledged to double the country s income by 2009. The government stands defiant in the face of international sanctions, which have caused severe hardship for the people but which. Generating the necessary expertise and experience in the field is now a central priority. Iraq under the leadership of saddam hussein engaged in two major wars, against iran in the 1980s and against an americanled alliance in 1991 after it invaded kuwait. Located in the tigris alluvial plain in central iraq, baghdad is the smallest governorate of the country. Iraq is the secondlargest crude oil producer in the organization of the petroleum exporting countries opec after. About 11 percent of irans land surface is classified as arable. This series of profiles of foreign nations is part of the country studies program, formerly the army area handbook program. Fertile land and unlimited supplies of water give it enormous productive potential. Whenever possible, match patients with caregivers of the same gender. Cnn iraqi kurds keeping low profile december 26, 1998. Country profiles iraq more than 100 school students and dozens of university students and academics were killed in 20092012, and there were numerous direct attacks on schools. Territorial disputes with iran led to an inconclusive and costly eightyear war 198088. Indeed, iraq is a country with deep roots and is a very significant country in the holy bible.
Joint analysis and policy unit baghdad at a glance. Iraqs observance of arms restrictions became the subject of international controversy in the 1990s and early 2000s. The most productive agricultural land, bordering the caspian sea, makes up about 5. Country profile iraq 20 introduction only one decade ago, iraq was home to one of the largest christian communities of the middle east. Please enter this site through the link provided by your company. Constitutionally, the membership of the council is to seek to achieve at least 25% 82 seats representation of women. The fertile tigris and euphrates river valleys nurtured some of the first. The country borders turkey 367 km to the north, iran 1,5 99 km to the east, kuwait 254 km to the southeast, saudi arabia 811 km to the south, jordan 179 km to the southwest, and syria 599 km to the west. Kurdistan region of iraq kri report on issuance of the new iraqi id card nov. This handbook provides basic reference information on iraq, including its geography, history, government, military forces, and communications and transportation networks. Iraq country profile iraq is located in the middleeast, bordering the persian gulf between i ran and kuwait. Iraq was controlled by the arab socialist baath party from 1968 until 2003. Iraq can be divided geographically into four zones. Includes country demographics, geography, government, economy, telecommunications, transportation, military, and transnational issues.
Country profile of iraq bureau international des droits des enfants. Baghdad is the smallest governorate of the country. Iraq, religion and social profile national profiles. Iraq attained its independence as a kingdom in 1932. Area 438,317 sq km 169,235 sq miles major languages arabic, kurdish. Niras has acquired the british company integrated food projects, which provides independent advice to food and drink businesses. About 52 percent of the country consists of mountains and deserts and some 16 percent of the. The decision comes after three deaths and 35 cases of the virus were confirmed in the country. A monarchy was established in 1921 and the kingdom of iraq gained independence from britain in 1932. Almost 75% of iraq s population is made up of the dominant ethnic group the iraqi or mesopotamian arabs.
Afghanistan, afghanistan has tried to rebuild its educational system with the help of international aid. Iraq was placed under the authority of the united kingdom as the british mandate of mesopotamia. Dec 24, 2015 country profile compiled by bbc monitoring profile of iraqi kurdistan the majority shia population, which had been excluded from power, was initially jubilant at the 2003 campaign to remove the. The council election also allows for the participation of outofcountry voters ocv, who are able to vote at the governoratelevel tier. Iraq cultural profile background iraq can be divided geographically into four zones. Iraq bbc, 19 february 2002 iraq under the leadership of saddam hussein engaged in two major wars, against iran in the 1980s and against an americanled alliance in 1991 after it invaded kuwait. Bombings remained commonplace, particularly in central iraq, and armed groups, including alqaeda in iraq aqi and islamic state of iraq isi, continued to carry out acts of violence targeting academics. Along with architect firm domus and ghb landscape architects, niras has won a framework agreement for a new building project with kab. The country information in this note has been carefully selected in accordance with the general. The targeting of students, teachers and academics continued in 20 with shootings and bombings. There are about 20,000 marsh arabs in the southern part of the country and a population of 2,500 chechens. The age structure of a population affects a nations key socioeconomic issues. The data collected by the camp profile will provide a comprehensive evidence base.
It was proclaimed a republic in 1958 after a coup overthrew the monarchy, but in actuality, a series of strongmen ruled the country until 2003. In 1958, the monarchy was overthrown and the republic of iraq was created. Iraq cancer incidence agestandardized cancer mortality trends cancer mortality profile world health organization cancer country profiles, 2014. Norway country of origin information centre landinfo. In the 1970s, saddam hussein was able to patch relations with most arab states, substantially improve economic conditions, and in. Interesting facts about iraq the garden of eden was in iraq. April28, 2016 overview iraq is opecs secondlargest crude oil producer and holds the fifthlargest proved crude oil reserves in the world. In iraqs postconflict context, there are approximately 1. The climate of baghdad is characterized as hot and arid. Camp profiling, iraq, december 2017 round ix research terms of reference.
After a manual recount, completed on 6 august 2018 and ratified by iraqs. Almost 75% of iraqs population is made up of the dominant ethnic group the iraqi or mesopotamian arabs. Library of congress federal research division country profile. Capital baghdad government type parliamentary democracy currency nid population 38,872,655 total area 169,234 square miles. Resources for the prevention and treatment of substance use disorders sud. Poor infrastructure and corruption hamper the governorates economic development. Archaeological projects in the kurdistan region in iraq. Population figures from the united nation population division grain production, imports, exports metric tons, and availability gramscapitaday. Iraq s observance of arms restrictions became the subject of international controversy in the 1990s and early 2000s. The data collected by the camp profile will provide a comprehensive evidence base for programming and for future.
Life expectancy 68 years men, 73 years women currency. Country profile compiled by bbc monitoring profile of iraqi kurdistan the majority shia population, which had been excluded from power, was initially jubilant at the 2003 campaign to remove the. History ancient mesopotamia sumer, akkad, babylon, and assyria iranian and greek intrusions the arab conquest and the coming of islam the sunnishia controversy the abbasid caliphate, 7501258 the mongol invasion. By ticking the box below you give your consent to the processing of your personal data by acaps, in accordance with the general data protection rules of 2018 and our data protection policy. Most of the cases have been linked to travel to neighbouring iran, prompting iraq to close the border and forcing people travelling back to the country to undergo a 14day quarantine. Supreme court on 19 august, negotiations to form government. Insecurity, lack of social cohesion and livelihoods, and destroyed or damaged housing hamper peoples ability to return home. Other major ethnic groups include the kurds 17%, turkmen 3%, assyrians 2%, and persians 2%. The major concentration of the response work was on. Iraq is the secondlargest crude oil producer in the organization. T his series of profiles of foreign nations is part of the country studies program, formerly the army area handbook program. Manara project, the country profile, a report highlighting.
The flurry of foreign investment however also brought high inflation and failed to create sufficient job opportunities for the governorates inhabitants. Iraq officially the republic of iraq is a middle eastern nation bordered by the persian gulf as well as iran, jordan, kuwait, saudi arabia, syria, and turkey. Population figures from the united nation population division. Mesopotamia, which is now iraq was the cradle of civilization.
Dfid profiles set out how our country programmes contribute to delivering the uk aid strategy for the financial years 201718 to 20182019. This information is intended to familiarize military personnel with local customs and area knowledge to assist them during their assignment to iraq. Approximately ninetyfive hundred schools were open around the country in 2008. World bank data sheet for iraq as of september 30, 2004 donors australia 10. Contribute to sdsna2019globalindex development by creating an account on github. A long running budget disagreement between the krg and the. The profiles offer brief, summarized information on a countrys historical background, geography, society, economy, transportation and telecommunications, government and.
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