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IRAQ

Sections

General Background
News
Politics & History: Domestic politics; Petroleum and the economy; Ethnic rivalries; General history
Military
Language
Culture: Religion; Food; Music
Travel

General Background

Current local time is (GMT+3)
Department of State, Background Note
CIA World Fact Book: As always, fully updated but only statistical info.
Wikipedia
Library of Congress, Country Study: For some absurd reason the last update was MAY88, so it's only useful for the historical info.

Current News

Politics & History

It would be a good idea for the newcomer to Iraqi affairs to first review the sources found under General Background in order to gain a familiarty with the country's concerns and ultimately a better understanding of them.

Domestic Politcs

Petroleum and the economy

Ethnic rivalries

General history

Military

Language

Culture

Religion

• Statistics from the CIA World Fact Book: Muslim 97% (Shi'a 60%-65%, Sunni 32%-37%), Christian or other 3%

Islam General

Shia Islam

Sunni Islam

Christianity

Judaism

Food

Music

Travel

Currency

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Pictures of Iraqi banknotes, past and present

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