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An Introduction to Iraq
Iraq has been home to continuous successive civilisations since the 6th millennium BC. Known in the ancient world as Mesopotamia (the land between the rivers - the Tigris and the Euphrates), Iraq was home to the earliest known civilization on Earth: the Sumerian. Iraq also lays claim to being the birthplace of both writing, and the wheel. See full country profile.Latest Research News from Middle East
GOVERNMENT: Parliamentary Democracy
AREA: 438,317 sq km
POPULATION: 29,671,605 (July 2010 est.)
MAJOR LANGUAGE: Arabic, Kurdish
Some business and general info
The Market Research Industry
Trade and Industry in Iraq
The flames are the result of an emission of natural gas through cracks in the Baba Gurgur area's rocks. In earlier times shepherds used to warm their flocks on the flames in winter and Kurdish women visit Baba Gurgur, in order to conceive a male child. This latter practice probably goes back to the time of fire worshiping.
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Iraq has been home to continuous successive civilisations since the 6th millennium BC. Known in the ancient world as Mesopotamia (the land between the rivers - the Tigris and the Euphrates), Iraq was home to the earliest known civilization on Earth: the Sumerian. Iraq also lays claim to being the birthplace of both writing, and the wheel.
Iraq gained independence from the British Empire in 1932, remained a Kingdom until 1958 and then became a Republic, of which Saddam Hussein became President in 1979. The ensuing three decades have put Iraq in the international spotlight: human rights abuses, chemical attacks on Kurds, the Iran-Iraq war, the invasion of Kuwait in 1990 and subsequent First Gulf War, and the 2003 invasion and occupation by a US-led coalition. Troops are now withdrawing and the country is slowly starting to rebuild.Iraq has proven oil reserves of a staggering 143.1 billion barrels, the world's 2nd largest. At its current trickling production rate of around 2.5 million barrels per day, reserves would last some 157 years. No surprise then that on June 30 and December 11, 2009, the Iraqi ministry of oil awarded service contracts to international companies for the development of a number of oil fields.
GDP: $109.9 billion ($3,800 per capita) - 2009 est.
Religions Muslim 97% (Shia 60%-65%, Sunni 32%-37%), Christian or other 3%
Currency: Iraqi Dinar (IQD) - 1 GBP = 1,848 IQD
Telephone Code: +964
http://i-acci.org/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14'42954
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/iraq
MR Association(s):
Association: As far as we can tell, there is currently no MR Association in Iraq. However, there are several agencies working in the country.
The 'Other Middle East' region (Yemen, Iran and Iraq) had a turnover of $USD 13m in 2008 - up from $10m in 2007 - a net growth of 10.1%.
Source: ESOMAR
The US, India, Italy, South Korea, Taiwan, China, Netherlands, and Japan are the main export partners with Iraq, with exports totalling $40.86 billion in 2009 and crude oil the main export commodity. The main import partners are Turkey, Syria, the US, China, Jordan, Italy and Germany, with imports of food, medicine and manufactures totalling $55.4 billion in 2009.
Nearly 30 years of continuous war has had a detrimental impact on Iraqi economic growth. Oil production remains Iraq's chief economic activity. The lack of development in other sectors has resulted in 18%-30% unemployed and a depressed per capita GDP of $4,000. By 2008 estimates suggested 2.4 million people were internally displaced (a further 2 million refugees outside Iraq), 4m Iraqis were considered food-insecure (a quarter of children were chronically malnourished) and only a third of Iraqi children had access to safe drinking water. (Source: the CIA World Factbook.)
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