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Iraq

Iraq is north of Saudi Arabia and south of the country Syria. The population is and estimated 31 million people.Baghdad is the capital of Iraq it’s population is about 8 million people. Some the religions in Iraq are Christians and Judaists however these only make up about 5% of the entire population. The other 95% are all Muslims. The languages spoken in this country are Arabic and Kurdish, but English is generally used.

Iraq has a Federal Republic type government. A Federal Republic Government means that they are made up of a federal state with a constitution and self-governing subunits. An example of this would be the United States of America. Iraq’s president is Jalal Talabani, the two Vice Presidents are Tariq al-Hashimi and Khudayr Musa Jafar Abbas al-Khuzai. Iraq also has one Prime Minister and his name is Nuri al-Maliki. Iraq’s major export is petroleum oil. There major imports are cement are cars.

Some famous places to go in Iraq are the Fertile Crescent, the Nineveh, and the Babylon. The Fertile Crescent is a place in Iraq where the Tigris and the Euphrates rivers run through the country, with the Nile River in Egypt, formed what is known as the Fertile Crescent. This Crescent supported a huge range of agricultural development needed for the large population that used it. The Nineveh was the capital of the Assyrian Empire in a 700 B.C. This once very popular city was located approximately 250 miles north of Baghdad which is the capital in the present day. The Nineveh is famous for all of the bible stories that this place refers to the stories are associated with the prophet Jonah. Some people believe that his remains have been buried beneath this holy city. The next famous/popular place is the Babylon which is also in a number of bible stories. This is where people will find the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, which are one of the seven ancient wonder of the world. This site is about 40 miles south of Baghdad.

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