IraqIraq

By: Maha Al-Kuwari 8DBy: Maha Al-Kuwari 8D

Geographical locationGeographical location

Iraq is a country in the middle east across Iraq is a country in the middle east across the northwestern end of the Zagros the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range. Iraq is in between mountain range. Iraq is in between Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Syria, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Syria, Turkey and Iran. Turkey and Iran.

A map of Iraq

What are the social systems What are the social systems in Iraq?in Iraq?

Nearly all Iraqis are Muslims, they are Nearly all Iraqis are Muslims, they are divided into 2 groups, Sunni and Shi’a. divided into 2 groups, Sunni and Shi’a.

More than75% of the population are More than75% of the population are Arabs. 15 to 20 percents are Kurds. Arabs. 15 to 20 percents are Kurds. About 3% are Christians.About 3% are Christians.

The language that is mostly spoken is The language that is mostly spoken is Arabic. Kurdish is also spoken a lot and Arabic. Kurdish is also spoken a lot and Assyrian and Armenian are also Assyrian and Armenian are also spoken.spoken.

Social analysisSocial analysis

The main problem in Iraq is the The main problem in Iraq is the Sunni’s and the Shi’as fight against Sunni’s and the Shi’as fight against each other. Saddam Hussein was a each other. Saddam Hussein was a Sunni and he was not treating the Sunni and he was not treating the Shi’as very well. Shi’as very well.

Another social problem was the Another social problem was the Kurds fighting with other ethnics Kurds fighting with other ethnics groups like Islam and christianity.groups like Islam and christianity.

What are the physical What are the physical systems in Iraq?systems in Iraq?

In Iraq there are many In Iraq there are many mountains up North, There mountains up North, There are lots of broad plains in are lots of broad plains in the South with large the South with large flooded areas. There are 2 flooded areas. There are 2 important rivers called the important rivers called the Tigris and Euphrates.Tigris and Euphrates.

Their natural resources Their natural resources are petroleum, natural gas, are petroleum, natural gas, phosphates and sulfur.phosphates and sulfur.

The climate in Iraq is very The climate in Iraq is very hot. At the North part hot. At the North part there are cold winters with there are cold winters with occasionally heavy snows, occasionally heavy snows, there are many mountains there are many mountains there. In Baghdad, the there. In Baghdad, the capital of Iraq, it is usually capital of Iraq, it is usually very hot.very hot.

Tigris River, Baghdad.

Physical analysisPhysical analysis

In Iraq, people use the Tigris and In Iraq, people use the Tigris and Euphrates river water for farming. Euphrates river water for farming. Many of the farming that happens Many of the farming that happens using the Tigris and Euphrates using the Tigris and Euphrates helps their economy.helps their economy.

Another physical resource in Iraq Another physical resource in Iraq is their oil. Their oil is very is their oil. Their oil is very important because it helps their important because it helps their economy drastically. economy drastically.

What are the economy What are the economy systems in Iraq?systems in Iraq?

Iraq has the worlds Iraq has the worlds second largest oil second largest oil reserves.reserves.

Other industries include Other industries include petroleum, chemicals, petroleum, chemicals, textiles, leather, textiles, leather, construction materials, construction materials, food processing, food processing, fertilizer, metal fertilizer, metal fabrication and farming.fabrication and farming.

Another source of Another source of income is their farming income is their farming sector. Chief crops sector. Chief crops include Barley, dates and include Barley, dates and other fruits, cotton, rice, other fruits, cotton, rice, vegetables and wheat.vegetables and wheat.

Dates

Economy analysisEconomy analysis The economy of Iraq was very successful. After The economy of Iraq was very successful. After

the invasion, the economy decreased a lot.the invasion, the economy decreased a lot. The main industry in Iraq is their oil reserves, the The main industry in Iraq is their oil reserves, the

oil extraction decreased a lot. oil extraction decreased a lot. Because of the oil industries decreasing, the Because of the oil industries decreasing, the

country created other industries to help their country created other industries to help their economy like chemicals, textiles, leather etc. The economy like chemicals, textiles, leather etc. The oil industry started increasing the oil extraction.oil industry started increasing the oil extraction.

Another economy industry in Iraq is their Another economy industry in Iraq is their farming, the Tigris and Euphrates river helps a farming, the Tigris and Euphrates river helps a lot with their farming. lot with their farming.

What are the political What are the political systems in Iraq?systems in Iraq?

The government of The government of Iraq was ruled by the Iraq was ruled by the Ba’ath Party and Ba’ath Party and Saddam Hussein, it Saddam Hussein, it was a dictator ship. was a dictator ship. After Saddam Hussein After Saddam Hussein was executed, the was executed, the dictator ship was dictator ship was replaced by a very replaced by a very weak democracy. Now weak democracy. Now a days, the democracy a days, the democracy system is struggling a system is struggling a lot because of the lot because of the invasion. invasion.

Saddam Hussein

Political analysisPolitical analysis

Saddam Hussein was ruling Iraq for Saddam Hussein was ruling Iraq for a very long time. He was a tyrant a very long time. He was a tyrant and he treated most people very and he treated most people very badly. He was executed in the badly. He was executed in the beginning of 2006. Now the beginning of 2006. Now the government is a very weak government is a very weak democracy because of the invasion.democracy because of the invasion.

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