伊拉克国家概况.ppt

Republic of IraqCountry ProfilePrepared by Mission of Iraq to the United NationsGeographyLocationInternational location: Middle is bordered by six countries:North: TurkeyNorthwest: SyriaWest: JordanEast: IranSouth: KuwaitSouthwest: Saudi ArabiaThe 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. Area-Total : 437,072 sq. km.-Land : 432,162 sq. km.-Water: 4,910 sq. boundariestotal 3,650 km border countries Iran 1,458 km, Jordan 181 km, Kuwait 240 km, Saudi Arabia 814 km, Syria 605 km, Turkey 352 km Climatemostly desert: mild to cool winters with dry, hot, cloudless summers. Northern mountainous regions along Iranian and Turkish borders experience cold winters with occasionally heavy snows that melt in the winter season and early spring, sometimes causing extensive flooding in central and southern broad plains; reedy marshes along Iranian border in south with large flooded areas; mountains along borders with Iran and resourcespetroleum, natural gas, phosphates, sulfur and iron raw hazardsdust storms, sandstorms, Iraq's two largest ethnic groups are Arabs and Kurds. Other distinct groups are Turkomans, Chaldeans, Assyrians, Iranians, Lurs, and Armenians. Arabic is the most commonly spoken language. Kurdish is spoken in the ,001,816 (July 2002 est.).Age structure0-14 years % (male 5,003,755; female 4,849,238) 15-64 years % (male 6,794,265; female 6,624,662) 65 years and over 3% (male 341,520; female 388,376) (2002 est.).Population growth rate3 %Femalesmore than 55%Femalesmore than 55%Birth births/womanAverage age between 15-%Maternal deaths /1,000 population (2000 est.)Sex ratioat birth mal