Iraq

= Iraq = = = = By Kayla Effner and Shay Diederich = = = = = = __Basic Facts:__ = ==It gets up to 120 degrees in the summer, the president is Jalal Talabani, thier currency is Iraq is Dinar, the population is 25,374,691 they have weak economy, one of thge most common jobs is oil industry, the United States and iraq have gotten in multiple wars. Iraq is 169,234 square miles long. The transportion includes lots of railways, highways, harbors, and airports. Alexander the great died in Babylon(Ancient Iraq). They have a very poor economy ranked 9th in least stable country. Iraq is loctaed in the Middle East.== = = = = = = = = =__ Events in __ ** __History:__ ** = ===Iraq is where civilization started(ancient Mesopotamia), where they invented writing, religion based wars within Iraq, American invasion, it started as a country named Chaldea, they declaired war against Isreal, Suddam Hueisan was captured. ===

** People/ Cultures: **
=They speak Arabic, they wear lots of jewlery, they are christian and muslim, thier government is parliment and democracy, about 77% of people in Iraq are Arabs, Iraq is very serious about religion and they have several common religions that are very simaler which people feel very strongly about. = = = = = = = = ** __Places:__ ** = = The Capital is Baghdad, Mosul, Agargoaf, Assur, Babylon are some more popular destinations in Iraq. Iraq is also made up of mostly dessert and is a very dry and hot place. = = =


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