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Iraq is the cradle of Mesopotamian civilization. The country never ceases to be in the limelight. Today, Iraq is a polyglot nation. Once the part of the Ottoman Empire, the country came under the British control during the course of World War I. However it achieved its independence in 1932. Though the country became a "republic", the country was ruled by a number of military strongmen. Saddam Hussein was last such ruler. The country entered into an eight-year war (1980-88) with Iran that proved inconclusive and costly.

In 1990, Iraq embarked on an ambitious policy of aggression by seizing Kuwait, but was forced to liberate the country after the intervention by US-led, UN coalition forces during the Gulf War of January-February 1991. As Iraq was to destroy all weapons of mass destruction under the resolution passed by UN Security Council (UNSC) and also to allow UN verification inspections. But Iraq adamantly refused to do so. This resulted in the US-led invasion of Iraq in March 2003 that ousted Saddam Husayn. Today Iraq is in complete turmoil with bomb blasts taking place almost everyday killing scores of people.

Travel overview
Everybody has heard of Iraq, the land of Euphrates and the Tigris. These days most people have image of violence in their heads, but almost everyone who visits the country is surprised at what they find. The land of the Mesopotamian civilization, Iraq lives up to its fabled magnificence. A fascination place, it is full of ancient and medieval cities with religious sites and ancient relics. Here you'll find three of the Muslim world's most venerated institutions and the ancient archaeological sites at Babylon, Ur and Nineveh. Arch of Ctesiphon dating to the 2nd century, the 13th century Palace of Qara Sariai and the Nabi Jirjis at Mosul are not be missed.

Capital: Baghdad
Location: Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf, between Iran and Kuwait
Climate: desert, mild, dry, hot
Total Area: 437,072 sq km
Total Population: 27,499,638
Population Growth Rate: 2.618%
Sex Ratio: 1.024 male(s)/female
Literacy: 74.1%
Ethnic Groups: Arab, Kurdish, Turkoman, Assyrian
Irrigated land: 35,250 sq km
Languages: Arabic, Kurdish, Assyrian, Armenian
Time Zone: UTC+8
Currency: New Iraqi dinar (NID)
Neighbouring countries: Iran, Jordan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey
Type of govt.: parliamentary democracy
Head of Govt.: Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki
Major Political Parties: Assyrian Democratic Movement, Badr Organization , Constitutional Monarchy Movement or CMM , Da'wa al-Islamiyya Party , General Conference of Iraqi People , Independent Iraqi Alliance or IIA , Iraqi Communist Party , Iraqi Front for National Dialogue , Iraqi Hizballah , Iraqi Independent Democrats or IID ,Iraqi Islamic Party or IIP , Iraqi National Accord or INA , Iraqi National Congress or INC , Iraqi National Council for Dialogue or INCD , Iraqi National Unity Movement or INUM , Islamic Action Organization or IAO , Jama'at al Fadilah or JAF , Kurdistan Democratic Party or KDP , Kurdistan Islamic Union , National Reconciliation and Liberation Party , Patriotic Union of Kurdistan or PUK , Sadrist Trend, Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq or SCIRI
Participation in International Organizations: AMF, CAEU, ABEDA, AFESD, FAO, G-77, ICAO, ICRM, IAEA, IBRD, IDA, IDB, IFRCS, ILO, IFAD, IFC, IMF, IMO, ISO, ITU, LAS, Interpol, IOC, NAM, OAPEC, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, OIC, OPEC, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, WFTU, WHO, UPU, WCO, WIPO, WMO,
Major Agricultural Products: wheat, rice, barley, cotton, cattle, sheep, vegetables, dates, poultry
Natural Resources & Minerals: petroleum, natural gas, sulfur, phosphates
Industry & Transport: petroleum, chemicals, construction materials, textiles, leather, food processing, fertilizer
Airports: 110
Railways: 2,200 km
Roadways:
45,550 km
Waterways: 5,279 km
Major Trade Partners: US, Italy, Spain, Canada, Turkey, Syria and Jordan
Exports: $32.19 billion
Imports: $20.76 billion

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