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The name: the Republic of Iraq (The Republic of Iraq)Physical Geography: Located in southwest Asia, northeast of the Arabian Peninsula.44.1839 area of 10,000 square kilometers (924 square km waters and Iraq, Saudi neutral zone in Iraq part of 3,522 square kilometers).Turkey to the north, east Iran, the West TAIWAN BISHAMON Syria, Jordan, South Even Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the Persian Gulf Bin southeast.A coastline of 60 kilometers.Breadth of the territorial sea to 12 nautical miles.Southwest for the Arab part of the plateau to the eastern plains tilt; northeast of the Kurdish mountains there, the west is desert, plateau and mountain land there for most of the Mesopotamia Plain, the vast majority of less than 100 metres above sea level.The Euphrates and the Tigris River from northwest to southeast throughout the whole territory, the convergence of two rivers in Khulna for the summer Taiwan and Arab River, into the Persian Gulf.Is a mountainous area northeast of the Mediterranean-type climate, the other to a tropical desert climate.Summer maximum temperature as high as 50 ℃ above, 0 ℃ around in the winter.Less rainfall, the average annual rainfall 100-500 mm from south to north, the northern mountainous area of 700 mm.Population: About 23.58 million (International Monetary Fund estimated in 2001), which the Arabs account for about 73 percent of the total population, Kurds about 21 percent and the rest for the Turks, Armenians, Assyrians, Jews and Iranians, and so on.The official language is Arabic, the northern Kurdish region's official language is Kurdish, the eastern part of some tribal Farsi speakers.General English.Iraq is an Islamic country, Islam is the state religion of the country 95 percent of people believe in Islam, which accounted for 54.5 percent of Shiite Muslims, Sunni Muslims account for 40.5 percent, the northern part of the Kurdish people have faith Islam, They are mostly Sunni, only a few Christian or Jewish.Iraq's ethnic and sectarian Shiite Muslim Iraqi KurdsKurds in northern IraqCapital: Baghdad (Baghdad), population 7.96 million (2003 estimate).Administrative divisions: 18 provinces at the national, provincial under the county, township and village.18 provinces: Anbar (anbar), Erbil (arbil), Babylon (babil), Muthanna (muthanna), Baghdad (baghdad), Najaf (najaf), Basra (basrah), Nineveh ( neineva), Dhi Qar (dhi qar), Qadisiyah (qadisiyah), Diyala (diyala), Salahuddin (salahuddin), Dohuk (dohuk), Sulaymaniyah (sulaymaniyah), Ka Erba Rafah (karbala), Tameem (tameem), Maysan (misan), Wasit (wasit).Capital of BaghdadHistory: Iraq has a long history, two rivers in the world one of the birthplace of the ancient civilization, BC in 4700 on a city-state.BC has established in 2000 as the "four ancient civilizations," one of the kingdom of Babylon, the Assyrian Empire and after the kingdom of Babylon.BC Persian Empire for 550 years by out.When he was in the seventh century Arab empire annexation.The 16th century by the Ottoman Empire rule.1920 become a British "mandate districts."August 1921 declaration of independence, the establishment of the Kingdom of Iraq, in the United Kingdom under the protection of the establishment of al-Faisal dynasty.1932 was fully independent.July 14, 1958 to Abdul Kalimuka Saimu headed by the "free officers organization" to overthrow al-Faisal dynasty, the establishment of the Republic of Iraq.February 8, 1963 to overthrow the Arab Baath Socialist Party Saimu card, and establish a party-based government, but by non-CPC personages Arif president.July 17, 1968, Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr of the Baath Party military officers led by Abdul拉扎克纳伊夫Group of the Joint Group of young military officers overthrew the Arif, the Baath Party to power again, The implementation of the Arab "unity, freedom and socialism" of the program, Becker as president.July 1979 Becker to resign due to illness, the Baath Party were Saddam Hussein's presidential succession.Iraq in 1980 due to border disputes with Iran launched last eight years of the Iran-Iraq war.One elderly in a Baghdad mosque to pray forJuly 1990 mid-and long-term presence in Iraq and Kuwait between the two countries in oil policy, territorial disputes and debt problems, such as the increasingly intense dispute, the same year on August 2, Iraq suddenly mobilized 100,000 troops invaded Kuwait, one days later, Kuwait throughout the fall.Iraq's invasion of Kuwait in action from the international community's strong response, the United States and other Western countries after more than five months of diplomatic mediation and military tension in the transferee, January 17, 1991 morning, the US-led multinational force in Iraq was launched to begin Code-named "Desert Storm" military strike.February 24, multinational forces to Iraqi forces launched a code-named "Desert Saber," the ground offensive, Iraqi forces suffered heavy casualties in the 26th after the announcement to accept the United Nations since Iraq's invasion of Kuwait has adopted 12 resolutions.At 0:00 on February 28, multinational forces cease all offensive operations, which lasted 42 days of the end of the Gulf war.The second half of 2002, the United States believes that Iraqi support for terrorism, research and development of weapons of mass destruction, the U.S. interests in the Middle East posed a "potential threat", said the United States mastered the Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction conclusive evidence that Iraq regime Again and again conceal the facts and deceive the international community acts have lost their patience, will be publicly that force to overthrow the Saddam regime, and then a lot Chen Bing Gulf.March 2003, the United States and Britain to Iraq's possession of weapons of mass destruction launched the ground war in Iraq, April 9, U.S. troops captured Baghdad, Saddam Hussein's regime collapsed.Devastated post-war Iraq, violence continued attacks, the security situation volatile.April 2005, the formation of the Transitional Government of Iraq.October 25, 2005, Iraq's new constitution in the referendum to 78 percent support and 21 percent opposed to the high support rate was adopted.In December 15, Iraq held its first formal post-war parliamentary elections, the voting rate of 70 percent.According to the Iraqi Constitution, the new parliament will appoint a president and two vice presidents, and then by the President of the Commission within 15 days, the appointment of the Prime Minister.The Prime Minister is required within 30 days to form a government and the adoption by parliament.Events in Iraq's political reconstruction of Iraq the main political parties or candidates Union parliamentary elections in Iraq The multinational force in Iraq, troops in post-war Iraq characteristics of the new Iraqi political reconstruction process after the elections timetable The Iraqi regime reconstruction process of Iraq's interim constitution and its main points of the history of Iraq's interim constitution Timeline of the war in Iraq and the war in Iraq was kidnapped foreign journalists and political reconstruction of Iraq electionNational political figures: President Jalal Talabani (Jalal al-Talabani), 2006年4月re-election; Prime Minister Jawaharlal De niche, as in April 2006; Speaker Mahmoud Ha Dani Marsh, April 2006 representation.Political: October 25, 2005 referendum by the Constitution stipulates: the Republic of Iraq is a fully sovereign, independent federal state, the implementation of parliamentary representation.Every 100,000 residents have a federal National Assembly seats, on behalf of the entire Iraqi people's interests.Each parliamentary term of four years.Federal National Assembly in the women's seats shall be not less than 25 percent.Federal executive power by the President of the Republic and the Cabinet common commitment to the President by two-thirds majority of Parliament elected for a term of four years.The president must be at the time of birth is the Iraqis, their parents must also be Iraqis, were aged 40 and above.President to appoint the majority of seats in the parliamentary caucus of the leaders in forming a government.Cabinet members chosen by the Prime Minister, the Prime Minister also served as armed forces commander-in-chief duties.Iraq's regional government-owned exercise legislative, executive and judicial rights; regional government in accordance with the needs of way management, and the right to establish their own "security organizations", such as police forces, security forces and guards, and so on.In the regional government does not violate the state constitution, under the premise can be drafting its own laws and establish their own executive power bodies, as well as the mechanism for the exercise of these powers; constitutional recognition of the Kurdish region and as a federal district's existing powers.Iraq is part of the Islamic world, the League of Arab States is a founding member and official members of official language is Arabic and Kurdish.Islam is the official religion of Iraq, Iraq is one of the main basis for legislation.The Constitution guarantees freedom of religion.>>>Baghdad's old town is famous Bronze shop, has several hundred years of history.Economy: Iraq's unique geographical conditions, oil and natural gas resources are very rich, has been proven oil reserves of 1,125 billion barrels, second only to Saudi Arabia is the world's second largest oil reserves country, OPEC and the world's proven oil reserves China accounted for 15.5% and 14%.Iraq's natural gas reserves of about 3.1 trillion cubic meters, of the world's total proven reserves of 2.4 percent.Phosphate reserves of about 10 billion tons.Industrial main oil exploration, refining and gas exploration.Oil and gas industry in the national economy will always be in a dominant position, as the Iraqi pillar industries.Iraq in 1973 to achieve the nationalization of the oil industry.The Iran-Iraq war to the end of the Gulf War, Iraq's crude oil production average 3.5 million barrels, the highest of 4.5 million barrels.After the end of the Gulf War because of the destruction of mining equipment, oil output fell to 300,000 barrels.December 1996 Security Council resolution 986 after the implementation of its resolution, oil production resumed.2000, the average Iraqi oil production of about 2.57 million barrels, mainly through the Iraq-Turkey (Turkey) oil pipeline and Becker Hong Kong exports.Turkmenistan has planned the laying of the first three territories Iraqi oil pipeline, raising the Iraqi Kirkuk oil to the soil Jihan port capacity.November 2000, Iraq and Syria (Liberia) decided to re-open closure of the two 18-year-long oil pipeline, in January 2001, the two countries decided to Iraq Kirkuk oil fields to Syria classes between Hong Kong and Nias Re-laying of a pipeline, replacing aging pipelines.At present, Iraqi crude oil output of about 2 million barrels, exports about 1.4 million barrels.70 percent of Iraq's oil belongs to the natural gas associated gas, mainly in the northern Kirkuk oilfields and the southern Rumaila oil field.Iraq has the nine-gas stations, natural gas, processing 042 million cubic meters.Natural gas through the pipeline to Basra and Zubair in the liquefied treatment station as liquefied for export.Iraq's arable land area of the total area of 27.6 percent, agricultural land is heavily dependent on surface water, mainly in the Tigris and Euphrates between the Mesopotamian Plain.Agricultural population accounts for one third of the nation's total population.The main crops are wheat, barley and dates, etc., can not be food self-sufficiency.There are more than 10,000 Yezao Shu 3300, the average annual dates of about 6.3 million tons.Iraq's main tourist attractions are Urdu City (2060 BC) sites, the Assyrian Empire (910 BC) sites and Hate Er City (Common name "Sun City") site, located 90 km southwest of Baghdad's Babylon is the world The famous ancient city ruins, widely rumored that the "sky gardens" was listed as one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world.In addition, along the Tigris River seleucia, Nineveh, the ancient city is famous landmarks in Iraq.Main exports of crude oil, natural gas, dates, fertilizer and so on, all imports of capital goods, food and other necessities.July 29, 2004, U.S. President George W. Bush signed an order formally abolished the United States on Iraq for as long as 14 years of economic sanctions.14 under the economic sanctions against IraqSince the Iran-Iraq war, the Gulf War and the international community for the implementation of comprehensive sanctions, Iraq's oil infrastructure was severely damaged, the basic economic infrastructure also came to a standstill.March 2003, the United States and Britain to Iraq's possession of weapons of mass destruction ground war against Iraq, leading to the collapse of the Saddam regime.Devastated post-war Iraq, violence continued attacks, the security situation volatile.Iraq did not like the United States has described as entering "a democratic, free and prosperous new era."Martyrs Monument in BaghdadMilitary: After independence in 1921 to help establish the Kingdom of the British army.In the 1930s has established Air Force, Navy.After the founding of the Republic, the restructuring of the armed forces.Weapons and equipment from the former Soviet Union and from France, Italy, Spain, Brazil and other countries to purchase a large quantity of advanced weapons and equipment.After the Iran-Iraq war ceasefire, Iraq give priority to developing arms industry, the introduction of high-tech and spend huge amounts of money abroad to buy cutting-edge technology and equipment, weapons and equipment to make domestic.During the Gulf War, Iraqi troops and weapons and equipment losses, most of the Military Industrialization and facilities were destroyed.After the war, the United Nations, through the destruction of Iraqi weapons of mass destruction resolutions.Under the supervision of the United Nations, the destruction of some missiles, chemical and biological weapons and nuclear facilities.As the United Nations sanctions, 50 percent of its armed forces lack of spare parts of weapons.During the 2003 Iraq war, a comprehensive defeat the Iraqi army, and was dissolved after the war.Iraq's armed forcesThe streets of Baghdad, "Thousand and One Nights" sculptureEducation: a long history of Iraq created a splendid culture.Today, in Iraq around the monument, along the Tigris River seleucia, Nineveh, Assyrian and so is the famous ancient city of Iraq.90 km southwest of Baghdad at the right bank of the Euphrates River and ancient Babylon are China, India, Egypt, the famous birthplace of human civilization, the widely rumored that the "sky gardens" was listed as one of the Seven Wonders of the world.Has more than 1,000 years of history of the Iraqi capital of Baghdad is the epitome of its brilliant culture, as early as the 8-13 century AD, Baghdad has become West and the Arab world's political and economic center of the literati degree vibrant place.University of Baghdad, Basra, Mosul and other universities.After the Gulf War, Iraq inadequate funding for education, a serious shortage of teachers, at the same time, because people's lives difficult, Iraq-age children and youth (6-23 years) enrolment rate dropped sharply, the serious landslide.The adult literacy rate is 54% (1998).Iraq National MuseumPress and Publications: major newspapers: "revolution", the official newspaper of the Baath Party, founded in July 1968; "Republic", the official newspaper, founded in 1963, "Iraq", organ of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, founded in 1968;Iraqi wedding"Baghdad Observer newspaper," the Iraqi foreign issue of English-language newspaper, founded in 1969.In addition, the "Babylon" Iraq is more influential newspapers.November 1959 to create the official INA news agency that Iraq, both in Arabic and English text released.A total of 16 MW of Iraq Radio, an FM radio station.The Republic of Iraq radio the greatest impact, the two sets of programs with Argentina, English broadcast.A total of 13 television stations in Iraq, Baghdad has two units, one Taiwan, the Central Taiwan, the Taiwan Youth for Taiwan.A programme for the main language, English news announcements.Diplomacy: pursuing a neutral, non-aligned policy.The League of Arab States, the Arab Inter-Parliamentary Union, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and the Arab Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries member countries.June 28, 2004, Kuwait and Iraq resumed diplomatic relations with the United States and Iraq to resume diplomatic relations.Relations with China: 1958 on 25 August Iran to formally establish the Japan-China diplomatic relations.March 2004, the interim Iraqi Governing Council Chairman Mohammad Ba Heer Wu Lumu visit to China.Reproduced: http://news.xinhuanet.com/ziliao/2002-06/18/content_445861.htm

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