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1. Huynh Thanh Nguyen 1258042
2. Le Hoang Phuong Anh 1258004
3. Ngo Thi Xuan Uyen 1258092
4. Pham Hung Thinh 1258076
5. Nguyen Tan Huy 1258023
Members
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From earliest time Iraq was known as
Mesopotamia, the land between the Tigris and
Euphrates rivers.
The people built advanced irrigation systems,
developed cereal agriculture, and invented the
earliest form of writing. They created a math
system which our system is based on today as
well as the wheel and first plow
Ancient History
6.
Iraq land mass: 437,367
sq km
Desert
Mid-cool winters
Dry/hot/cloudless
summer
Extensive floods caused
by Near by mountain
9. Iraqi Muslims are split in two groups, The Sunni and the
Shia.
They share the fundamental Islamic beliefs
Main difference is political
When the Prophet Mohamed died, the Sunni believed
anyone could be the religious leader, while the Shia believe
only descendants of Mohamed could.
Shia is the majority in Iraq, but the minority in the middle
east.
What is the difference between
the Sunni and Shia
15.
Nearly a quarter of Iraq’s children suffer from chronic
malnutrition.
The probability of dying before 40 for Iraqi children born
between 2000 and 2004 is approximately three times the level
in neighboring countries.
Three out of four Iraqi families report an unstable supply of
electricity.
40 percent of families in urban areas live in neighborhoods
where sewage can be seen in the streets.
More than 722,000 Iraqi families have no access to either safe
or stable drinking water.
The jobless rate for young men with secondary or higher
education stands at 37 percent.
Demographic Pressure
20. Social indicators
Population growth rate (avg. annual %) 2005-2010 2.2
Population aged 0-14 years (%) 2009 41.1
Population aged 60+ years (women and
men, % of total) 2009 5.6/3.9
Sex ratio (men per 100 women) 2009 102.3
Life expectancy at birth (women and men,
years) 2005-2010 71.7/63.5
Infant mortality rate (per 1 000 live births) 2005-2010 33.2
Fertility rate, total (live births per woman) 2005-2010 4.1
Education: Primary-secondary gross
enrolment ratio (w/m per 100) 2005-2008 65.8/83.4
UNESCO
estimate.
Education: Female third-level students (%
of total) 2005-2008 36.2
UNESCO
estimate.
Seats held by women in national
parliaments (%) 2009 25.5
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22. Iraq's economy is dominated by
the oil sector
Contains 112 billion barrels of
proven oil reserves, the second
largest in the world (behind Saudi
Arabia)
23.
Military Expenditures
Eight years war with Iran
Before the war:
Oil production: 560,000 m³ (3.5 million barrels)/day in
1979
Oil revenues: 21 billion dollars
24. After the war:
Depleted Iraq's foreign exchange reserves
Devastated its economy
Iraq suffered economic losses of at least $80 billion from
the war
25.
26.
2. International economic
sanctions
A near-total financial and trade embargo imposed by
the United Nations Security Council on the Iraqi Republic
Limitations on imports: no complete list of items that
could not be imported into Iraq
Limitations on exports and the Oil For Food Program:
the Iraqi people may face a further imminent
catastrophe, which could include epidemic and famine
27.
Allocation of export proceeds
72% was allocated to the humanitarian Program
25% was allocated to the Compensation Fund for war
reparation payments
2.2% for United Nations administrative and operational
costs
0.8% for the weapons inspection program
28. Effects on the Iraqi people
during sanctions:
High rates of
malnutrition
Lack of medical
supplies
Diseases from lack of
clean water
High infant and
children death rate
29.
3. International Debt
Iraq’s external debt following
the end of the Saddam regime
was approximately $130 billion.
Paris Club Debt Claims : $37.15
billion, including interest
Iraq’s debt to the United States:
debt to approximately $4.1
billion.
30.
Non-Paris Club Debt
Claims :
Two-thirds of Iraq’s debt is
held by non-Paris Club
countries.
31.
Commercial Debt Claims:
Iraq’s debt to commercial creditors: $15
billion
_ U.S. dollar: denominated debt
accounted for 72% of all claims
_ Japanese Yen (17%) and in Euros (8%)
35.
Islamic State Army has
more man than expected
Islamic State (IS) - formerly the "Islamic State of
Iraq and Syria" (ISIS)
Foreign observers estimated 20,000-50,000
IS have more than 100,000
The IS is extended from previous groups
36. Former military officers or children.
Former military officers or children
37. Children appeared in the training camp.
Members divided between Iraq and Syria.
Expert in logistic and business.
38. The target to eliminate all races, religions and
differences sects are making IS fall into "deep end"
in Iraq.
August, 2014, army recaptured Mosul dam and
launched an assault to retake Tikrit.
