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Iraq Melissa Thomas

Iraq Melissa Thomas. Background. Location - Middle East, borders the Persian Gulf, between Iran and Kuwait Climate - Mostly desert; mild to cool winters with dry, hot summers Natural Resources - Petroleum, Natural Gas, Phosphates, Sulfur Population- (July 2008) 28,211,180

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Iraq Melissa Thomas

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  1. Iraq Melissa Thomas

  2. Background • Location- Middle East, borders the Persian Gulf, between Iran and Kuwait • Climate- Mostly desert; mild to cool winters with dry, hot summers • Natural Resources- Petroleum, Natural Gas, Phosphates, Sulfur • Population- (July 2008) 28,211,180 • Age Structure- 0-14: 39.2%, 15- 64: 57.9%, 65+: 3% • Birth Rate- 30.77 births/1,000 population Death Rate- 5.14 deaths/ 1,000 population

  3. Background Cont’d • Life Expectancy- Total Population- 69.62 Male: 68.32 Female: 70.99 • Ethnic Groups- Arab 75%-80%, Kurdish 15%-20%, Assyrian or other 5% • Religions- Muslim 97%, Christian or other 3% • Literacy- Total- 74.1% Male: 84.1% Female: 64.2%

  4. Government • Type - Parliamentary Democracy • Capital – Baghdad • President - JalalTalabani • Vice President - AdilAbd Al-Mahdi

  5. Number of Television Stations- 13 • Number of Television Sets- 1,750,000 • Television sets per thousand- 75.0 • Number of Radio Stations- 74 • Number of Radio Receivers- 4,850,000 • Radio receivers per thousand- 207.9

  6. “Press Laws: Criticism of Iraq's government is prohibited and a death penalty is imposed upon anyone, including journalists, criticizing Iraq's Revolutionary Command Council or the Ba'ath party. • Censorship: The Iraqi government censors all news. • State- Press Relations: The Committee to Project Journalists and the BBC independently report that Iraq's press is entirely controlled by the Iraqi state. According to BBC News, the media does not report views opposed to the Iraqi government.”

  7. News Agencies: In October 2005, the National Iraqi News Agency (NINA), the first news agency in Iraq, was launched. It is located in Baghdad, is controlled by the Iraqi government. • Electronic Media: The government totally controlled access to the Internet. Numerous newspapers, such as Alef-Ba, Alwan, Al-Islam, Al-Iktisadi, Al-Ittehad, Al-Mawied, NabdhAshabab, Al-Raae, Al-Rafedain, Saut Alta-meem, and Al-Talabah, have Arabic language Web sites.

  8. National Iraqi News Agency • May 2006- Only subscribers can log in NINA’s web site and get the news, so that it can be self-funding and can maintain its own independency. • October 2007- NINA delivered 60,000 news items that covered politics, economy, culture, sports, violence, killing and destruction.

  9. Iraq resumes oil supplies to Jordan • First time since 2003 • 18,500 barrels of oil to be shipped to Jordan • The shipment came from a station in Beiji, 155 miles north of Baghdad. • 3- year agreement giving Jordan a discount of $22 per barrel

  10. Bibliography • Government. "Iraq." CIA World Factbook. 4 Sept. 2008. 23 Sept. 2008 <https://www.cia.gov/library/ publications/the-world-factbook/geos/iz.html>. • "National Iraqi News Agency." National Iraqi News Agency. 2008. 23 Sept. 2008 <http://www.ninanews.com/English/Aboutus.asp>. • Callaghan, Sandra J. "Basic Data." IRAQ Press, Media, TV, Radio, Newspapers. 2007. Press Reference. 23 Sept. 2008 <http://www.pressreference.com/Gu-Ku/Iraq.html>. • Halaby, Jamal. "Iraq resumes oil supplies to Jordan." BusinessWeek 23 Sept. 2008. Rpt. in Associated Press. 23 Sept. 2008 <http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/ D93CF22O0.htm>.

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