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May 15, 2008: According to the CIA's World Factbook, Iraq has 6,019,795 men fit for military service (ages 16-49).
Between Iran and Saudi Arabia. 58 kilometers of coastline on the northwestern end of the Persian Gulf. Mostly desert, and extremely hot in the summer. Capital: Baghdad.
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An interim government was appointed on June 1, 2004.
Figures unless otherwise stated are from the CIA Factbook.
Factbook: "Decreasing insurgent attacks and an improving security environment in many parts of the country are helping to spur economic activity. Iraq's economy is dominated by the oil sector, which has traditionally provided over 90% of foreign exchange earnings. Oil exports are around levels seen before Operation Iraqi Freedom [March 2001]."
2009: $3,600
2008: $4,000
2007: $3,800
2006: $ 3,800
2008: 18.2%
Oil production estimated for 2005: 2.093 million barrels per day.
2006: 8.6%
CIA Factbook: "Iraq's economy is dominated by the oil sector, which has traditionally provided about 95% of foreign exchange earnings."
2008 deaths 5.14, births 30.77
2007 deaths 5.26, births 31.44
2005
deaths 5.49, births 32.50
2004 deaths 5.66, births 33.09
2003 deaths
5.84, births 33.66
Living in an urban area: 67% (2008)
July 2009: 28.95 miillion. Growth rate: 2.506%. 33rd out of 228 countries.
July 2008: 28.22 million
July 2005: 26.07 million
According to Factbook figures for 2004, on an average day in Iraq 394 people died and 2,296 were born, an increase of 1,902 people per day.
2010: 43.16
2008: 45.43
2005: 50.25
2008: 69.62
2005: 67.49
For 2002 these were estimated at 25,000.
SOURCES:
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/
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