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CULTURE, ART AND CIVILIZATION. Cont'd.
HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THE CIVILIZATION, ART, CULTURE AND HISTORY OF IRAQ?
Photo, below: Painting by Iraqi artist,
Leila Kubbah Kawah
Population: 24,001,816 (July 2002 est.). Age structure: 0-14 years 41.1% (male 5,003,755; female 4,849,238). 15-64 years 55.9% (male 6,794,265; female 6,624,662). 65 years and over 3% (male 341,520; female 388,376) (2002 est.). Population growth rate: 2.82% (2002 est.). Birth rate: 34.2 births/1,000 population (2002 est.). Death rate: 6.02 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.). Net migration rate: 0 migrants/1,000 population (2002 est.). Sex ratio: at birth 1.05 males/female, under 15 years 1.03 males/female, 5-64 years 1.03 males/female, 65 years and over 0.88 males/female, total population 1.02 males/female (2002 est.). Infant mortality rate: 57.61 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.). Life expectancy at birth: total population 67.38 years , female 68.5 years (2002 est. , male 66.31 years. Total fertility rate: 4.63 children born/woman (2002 est.). HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: less than 0.01% (1999 est.). HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS NA.
HIV/AIDS - deaths NA. Nationality: Noun Iraqis, adjective Iraqi. Ethnic groups: 1-Arab 75%-80%, 2-Kurdish 15%-20%, 3-Turkoman, Assyrian or other 5%. Religions: 1-Muslim 97% (Shi'a 60%-65%, Sunni 32%-37%), 2-Christian & other 3%. Languages: 1-Arabic, 2-Kurdish (official in Kurdish regions), 3-Turkoman, 4-Assyrian, 5-Armenian. Literacy: definition age 15 and over can read and write total population 58% male 70.7% female 45% (1995 est.)
Location:
Middle East, bordering the
Persian Gulf, between Iran and Kuwait. Iraq is bordered by Kuwait, Iran,
Turkey, Syria, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia. The country slopes from mountains
over 3,000 meters (10,000 ft.) above sea level along the border with Iran and
Turkey to the remnants of sea-level, reedy marshes in the southeast. Much of
the land is desert or wasteland. The mountains in the northeast are an
extension of the alpine system that runs eastward from the Balkans into
southern Turkey, northern Iraq, Iran, and Afghanistan, terminating in the
Himalayas. Average temperatures range from higher than 48 degrees C (120
degrees F) in July and August to below freezing in January. Most of the
rainfall occurs from December through April and averages between 10 and 18
centimeters (4-7 in.) annually. The mountainous region of northern Iraq
receives appreciably more precipitation than the central or southern desert
region.
Photo: Painting "Hiriz" by Iraqi artist Faraj.
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