Iraq - Case of the Euphrates and Tigris rivers

Capital : Baghdad


Official languages : Arabic, Kurdish


Developing parliament republic :
- President : Jalal Talabani
- Prime Minister : Nouri al-Maliki


Area : 440,000 km²

Another map : http://www.theglobaleducationproject.org/mideast/info/maps/iraq-map.html

Population :

- 29,300,000 inhabitants

- 66 inhabitants/km²

Currency : Iraqi dinar

Geography

The middle of the country is called Mesopotamia. This state is arid. Consequently, agriculture is closely linked to irrigation. The main cultivated cereals are wheat and barley. The main resource is oil.