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The idea for this database was initiated by
Dr. Zaid Abdul-Hadi Haba and
subsequently the Economic and Social Committee for West Asia of the United Nations
(ESCWA) graciously agreed to support the development and house the
website. The
International Center For Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)
Computer and Biometrics Services Unit web development team, with strong
support from ICARDA Management developed this website. We hope that this
database will be a valuable resource for the challenging task of
rejuvenating the country and we invite Iraqi and non-Iraqi experts to
register and put their profiles on the database.
When you click on
Register this will take you to the PIR registration form so that you
may fill in your particulars. When you finish the first page of the
registration form and hit “Continue” you will be prompted to enter the
password that you want to use in future to modify or update your
information. You will also be able to upload your CV or download, or fill
and append the Personal History Form (P11) used by the UN. Using your
userID and password you will be able in future to edit and update your
data anytime by clicking on Edit.
Once you have completed and uploaded the form, the Administrator of the
database will be automatically notified and he will make a final check on
the data before adding it to the database. The database is searchable with
various criteria and will be used by the UN organizations, NGOs and the
Iraqi Administration to select potential candidates for reconstruction
projects. They will in turn approach you directly for your interest and
availability for that project.
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Facts
About Iraq |
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Location |
33 00 N, 44 00 E |
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Area |
total: 437,072 sq km
water: 4,910 sq km
land: 432,162 sq km |
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Boundaries |
total: 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 |
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Climate |
mostly 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 early spring, sometimes causing extensive flooding in
central and southern Iraq |
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Terrain |
mostly broad plains; reedy marshes along Iranian border in south
with large flooded areas; mountains along borders with Iran and
Turkey |
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Natural Resources |
petroleum, natural gas, phosphates, sulfur |
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Land use |
arable land: 11.89%
permanent crops: 0.78%
other: 87.33% (1998 est.) |
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Irrigated land |
35,250 sq km (1998 est.) |
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Population |
24,001,816 (July 2002 est.) |
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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.) |
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Population growth |
2.82% (2002 est.) |
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Birth rate
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34.2 births/1,000 population (2002 est.) |
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Infant mortality rate |
57.61 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.) |
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Life expectancy at
birth |
total population: 67.38 years
female: 68.5 years (2002 est.)
male: 66.31 years |
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Ethnic groups |
Arab 75%-80%, Kurdish 15%-20%, Turkoman, Assyrian or other 5% |
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Religions |
Muslim 97%, Christian or other 3% |
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Languages
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Arabic, Kurdish (official in Kurdish regions), Assyrian, Armenian |
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Literacy
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 58%
male: 70.7%
female: 45% (1995 est.) |
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Agriculture Sector |
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