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Country/Organization:
Iraq
(Al Iraq)
Country/Organization
Representative:
President Jalal TALABANI
Vice President Adil ABD AL-MAHDI
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Profile of Country/Organization
Capital: Baghdad
Borders on: Syria, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Iran,
Kuwait, Turkey
Total Area: 438 317 km²
Natural resources: petroleum, natural gas,
phosphates, sulfur
Population: 28,945,657
Life Expectancy: 70 years
Religion: Muslim 97% (Shia 60%-65%, Sunni
32%-37%), Christian or other 3%
Government: Democratic (universal suffrage
as of 18 years of age), 18 provincial
governments, 1 federal
Legal System: based on Islamic and European
civil law
GDP: $103.9 billion (2008 est.)
Industries: petroleum, chemicals, textiles,
leather, construction materials, food
processing, fertilizer, metal
fabrication/processing, agriculture
Oil Exports: 1.83 million bbl/day (2008 est.)
Military Expenditures: 8.6% of GDP
Iraq is a nation coming out from a dictatorship
and a massive invasion. Though terrorist
activities still exist Iraq has a standard of living
much higher than would be expected. Less than
0.1% of the population has contracted
HIV/Aids and Iraq maintains a 74.1% literacy
rate. With the economy still focused on the
exporting of oil Iraq’s economy continues to be
strong.
Profile of Individual
President Jalal Talabani
- Democratically elected April 2005
-Islamic- Kurdish (for more information on
Kurdish branch of Islam visit
http://www.everyculture.com/Africa-MiddleEast/Kurds-Religion-and-ExpressiveCulture.html
- Baghdad University law graduate
- Leader of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan
Party
-Former Kurdish guerilla leader
-platform: to seek a peaceful unified Iraq after
Sadam Hussein
Profile of Individual
Vice President Adel Abdul Mahdi
- part of the Shi'ite group of Iraq
- born 1942 in Baghdad, Iraq
Our current role in the issues is:
- War in Iraq raised distrust between the
United States and the Arab nations. This
also increased tensions between Arab
nations and the United States supported
nation of Israel
- Much of the world see the war in Iraq a
miscalculation on the United States of
America’s part as per the root of the
conflict in the Middle East.
- As a nation with the primary population
of Islam Iraq supports and is a member
state of the Arab League of Nations. We
support propositions set forth by this
League of Arab States as we support the
Arabs of Palestine.
Our anticipated role in the issues is:
- It is anticipated that Iraq will take on a role of
support behind the people of Palestine. At this
point in time Iraq strongly opposes the presence
and actions of the Jewish forces and wants for
Palestine to be returned to the Islamic area it
once was.
My current role in the issue is:
Believes Iraq should call on US for
security help
political reluctance to ask US troops for
security support should be reconsidered
Iraq should consider calling for more
help from US forces
Iraq needs to decide how the remaining
US forces can best be used
Our anticipated role in the issues is:
- propose an “alliance” between the United
States and Iran, which would lessen Iranian
interference in Iraqi affairs, including the flow
of fighters and weapons across the border
something that has recently lessened but is still
of concern to Iraqi and US officials
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is a trained economist who left Iraq in
1969 for exile in France
attended high school at Baghdad
College, an elite American Jesuit
secondary school.
Timeline
1920 - Iraq is placed under British mandate,
forms Iraq monarchy
1932 - Iraq becomes an independent state.
1958 - The monarchy is overthrown in a
military coup, Iraq is declared to be a republic
1963-1968- multiple military coups are led to
oust presidents out of power.
1972 - A 15-year Treaty of Friendship and
Cooperation is signed between Iraq and the
Soviet Union.
1972 - Iraq nationalizes the Iraq Petroleum
Company (IPC).
1979 16 July - President Al-Bakr resigns and is
succeeded by Vice-President Saddam Hussein.
1980 - Iran shells Iraqi border towns (Iraq
considers this as the start of the Iran/Iraq war).
This conflict would last for 8 years and have
approximately 1 million fatalities.
1981 - Israel attacks an Iraqi nuclear research
centre at Tuwaythah near Baghdad.
1990 - Iraq invades Kuwait this leads to the
Gulf War between Iraq and coalition forces
including Britain, the United States and other
nations.
1995 - Saddam Hussein wins a referendum
allowing him to remain president for another
seven years.
1998- the US and UK launch a bombing
campaign, "Operation Desert Fox", to destroy
Iraq's nuclear, chemical and biological
weapons programmes.
2002- suspends oil exports to protest against
Israeli incursions into Palestinian territories.
Despite calls, no other Arab countries follow
suit. Exports resume after 30 days.
2002- US tells world leaders at a UN General
Assembly session to confront the "grave and
gathering danger" of Iraq - or stand aside as the
US acts.
2003- (March 17) UK says the diplomatic
process on Iraq has ended US President George
W Bush gives Saddam Hussein and his sons 48
hours to leave Iraq or face war.
2003- (April 9) - US forces advance into
central Baghdad. Saddam Hussein's grip on the
city is broken.
2004- insurgency activities intensify in Iraq
2005- Parliament selects Kurdish leader Jalal
Talabani as President
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2006 (May and June) - An average of more
than 100 civilians per day are killed in violence
in Iraq,
2006- Iraq and Syria restore diplomatic
relations after nearly a quarter century.
2008- March - Unprecedented visit by Iranian
president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, to Iraq.
2009- Obama announces withdrawal of most
US troops by end of August 2010.
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/country_profiles/default.stm
http://www.economist.com/countries/
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/4415531.stm
http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0916/p06s01-wome.html