Iraq.Iraq is an Arab nation located on the Persian Gulf Persian Gulf, arm of the Arabian Sea, 90,000 sq mi (233,100 sq km), between the Arabian peninsula and Iran, extending c.600 mi (970 km) from the Shatt al Arab delta to the Strait of Hormuz, which links it with the Gulf of Oman. in southwestern Asia. The world's first known civilization developed there along the Tigris and Euphrates Tigris and Euphrates is a German strategy board game designed by Reiner Knizia and first published in 1997 by Hans im Glück in German (as Euphrat und Tigris). rivers. Iraq became part of the Arab Empire in the 600s A.D. and absorbed Arab culture (See Mapman, p. 19). FACTS TO KNOW AREA: 169,236 square miles, slightly larger than California. The land is mostly desert. POPULATION: 23,600,000; 68% urban; 32% rural. Arabs make up 75% of the population; Kurds, 20%; others, 5%. GOVERNMENT: One-party presidential dictatorship; Saddam Hussein has been President since 1979. ECONOMY: Oil dominates the economy. Iraq's invasion of Kuwait The Invasion of Kuwait, also known as the Iraq-Kuwait War, was a major conflict between the Republic of Iraq and the State of Kuwait which resulted in the 7 month long Iraqi occupation of Kuwait[4] in 1990--followed by U.S. military action and international economic penalties--drastically hurt Iraq's economy. Industries: Textiles, chemicals, oil refining. Minerals: Oil, gas. PER CAPITA [Latin, By the heads or polls.] A term used in the Descent and Distribution of the estate of one who dies without a will. It means to share and share alike according to the number of individuals. GDP GDP (guanosine diphosphate): see guanine. : $2,500. RELIGION: Muslim, 95%; Christians and others, 5%. LANGUAGE: Arabic. The Kurdish language is spoken in Kurdish areas. LITERACY: Males, 71%; females, 45%. LIFE EXPECTANCY Life Expectancy 1. The age until which a person is expected to live. 2. The remaining number of years an individual is expected to live, based on IRS issued life expectancy tables. : Males, 56 years; females, 59 years. QUESTIONS 1. What is the capital of Iraq? _____ 2. The Tigris and Euphrates rivers empty into what large body of water? 3. What country borders Iraq on the east? _____ 4. What country is at 350[degrees]N, 40[degrees]E? _____ 5. In what part of Iraq--northern or southern--do most Kurds live? _____ 6. The ancient ruins of Ur are nearest to what city? _____ 7. Oil tankers (ships) would be likely to stop closest to which city in Iraq? _____ 8. The northern boundary of the southern "no-fly" zone is located at what degree of latitude (Geog.) on the earth, the distance on a meridian between two parallels of latitude whose latitudes differ from each other by one degree. This distance is not the same on different parts of a meridian, on account of the flattened figure of the earth, being 68. ? _____ 9. How many miles is Baghdad from Jerusalem? _____ 10. Which nations bordering Iraq are not Arab countries? _____ ANSWERS 1. Baghdad 2. The Persian Gulf 3. Iran 4. Syria 5. Northern 6. Nasiriyah 7. Basra 8. 33[degrees]N latitude 9. About 500 miles 10. Iran and Turkey |
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