SECURITYCOUNCIL,ECOSOCORSTANDARDDELEGATION

CHECKLIST1ONTHECOUNTRY

Nameofthecountry:
TheRepublicofIraq__________
I/IDENTITY

A/Geography
- Surface?437,072 km Population?38146025CapitalBaghdad
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- Location:

o Onwhichcontinent?AsiaLandlockedcountryYESNO(Highlight)

o Closetoasea,anoceanYESNONameit/them?__PersianGulf___

oReliefofthecountry?__ o Isthereliefan
advantageoradisadvantage?__Advantage__
o Explain:__Foritseasiertocultivatealongtheirtwomajor
rivers._______________________________
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- Nametheborderingcountries:
____Turkeytothenorth,Irantotheeast,Kuwaittothesoutheast,Saudi
Arabiatothesouth,Jordantothesouthwest,andSyriatothewest.______
B/Historyandpoliticallife

- IndependentcountryYESNO

- FormercolonyYESNO.Independentsincewhen?
_______1932_________________

- Aformercolonyofwhichcountry?
_______Britain__________________________________

- Actualpoliticalregime?___Thefederalgovernentof
Iraq___________________________

- IstheregimestableYESNOExplain:_therearemanyarmed
rebelssuchasISILandIraqiKurdsthreateningthegovernments
stability________________________________
- NameoftheHeadofState?President Fuad Masum
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- NameoftheHeadofGovernment?Fuad Masum
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- Whatarethemaineventsofthelast5years?
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C/Culturalaspects

- Whatis/aretheofficiallanguage(s)?__ ArabicandKurdish
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 - AretheredifferentethnicalgroupsYESNO

- Namethem:_____ Mesopotamian Arabs,old Mesopotamian,

Arabian,Iranian__________________________________________
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- Whatis/arethemainreligion(s)?
___Muslim__________________________________

- Havetheseelementsaninfluenceon:

o ThesocietyYESNO/ThepoliticallifeYESNO/The
economyYESNO
o Explain:______Thewarandconflictsamongthereligionsandethnics
haveturbulancedtheeconomyandsocietyofIraq.
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D/Economicaspects

- GDP?__ $596.7billion(2016est.)
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- Dependencyanddebt:_$68.01billion(31December2016est.)
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- Resources:

o Energy:___ Electricityconsumption:42billionkWh(2014est.)
o Mines:_MainlyCrudeoil___95%____________________________
o Agriculture:__mainlywheatandbarley .accountedforabout10
percentoftheGDP______________________________________
o Fishing:_ Thereisnoindustrialfishprocessingsector,andmostfishis
consumedfreshbythedomesticmarket.Fishingcontributesonlyatiny
fractiontoGDP.__________________________________________
o Industry:
etroleum,chemicals,textiles,leather,constructionmaterials,food
processing,fertilizer,metalfabrication/processing
o Services(trade,transport,tourism):
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- IsitanMEDCYESNOIsitanLEDCYESNO

- Explain:___ thegdppercapitaforiraqis6,862.50USD(2013)
butin1990theyhad10,270,33USDtheyusedtohavealotof
momeybutitdropped.
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- MemberofaneconomicorganisationYESNONameit:
___________OPEC_______________________________________
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II/INTERNATIONALPOSITION

A/Defence

- MilitaryindependenceYESNO
Explain:________________________________
- MemberofamilitaryallianceYESNO
Nameit:___ TreatyofJointDefenceandEconomicCooperationof
theLeagueofArabStates_______________________
 - NuclearweaponYESNO

B/Influentialposition

- MemberoftheUnitedNationssincewhen?_____194512/21
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- RegularlymemberoftheSecurityCouncilYESNO

- Lasttimesmember?
____1975_____________________________________________

- RegularlymemberofECOSOCYESNO

- Lasttimesmember?
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- MemberofinternationalorganisationsYESNO
- Namethem:_ UN internationalMonetaryFund,theWorldHealth
Organization(WHO),andtheInternationalLaborOrganisation
(ILO)____________________

- Relationshipwiththeborderingcountries:___ IranIraqrelations
haveflourishedsince2005bytheexchangeofhighlevelvisits.
RelationshipswithTurkeyaretense,largelybecauseoftheKurdistan
RegionalGovernment,asclashesbetweenTurkeyandthePKK
continue
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C/Usefulcomplementaryinformation
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