Iraq

Iraq Location: Middle East Boundaries: The North side is Turkey, The East side is Iran, The South side is Saudi Arabia, and The West side is Syria. Population: 24,001,816 (July 2002 est.) Economy: The main economy activity is oil sectors which sell the oil to the foreign countries, have traditionally provided about 95% of foreign exchange earnings. Implications of ‘War’ in the region information: Despite restored diplomatic relations in 1990, lacks maritime boundary with Iran and disputes land boundary, navigation channels, and other issues from eight-year war; in November 1994, Iraq formally accepted the UN-demarcated border with Kuwait which had been spelled out in Security Council Resolutions 687 (1991), 773 (1993), and 883 (1993); this formally ends earlier claims to Kuwait and to Bubiyan and Warbah islands although the government continues periodic rhetorical challenges; dispute over water development plans by iraq, side, attack, ammunition, war, oil, kuwait, countries, un, turkey, therefore, iran, formally, foreign, exchange, economy, east, didn’t, dangerous, damage, country, boundary, because, 3rd, 1993, ‘war’, west, water, warbah, unfriendly, un-demarcated, types, traditionally, trade, time