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Iraq Geography 1997https://photius.com/wfb1997/iraq/iraq_geography.htmlSOURCE: 1997 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK Location Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf, between Iran and Kuwait Geographic coordinates 33 00 N, 44 00 E Map references Middle East Area
Area - comparative slightly more than twice the size of Idaho Land boundaries
Coastline 58 km Maritime claims
Climate mostly desert; mild to cool winters with dry, hot, cloudless summers;northern mountainous regions along Iranian and Turkish borders experiencecold winters with occasionally heavy snows which melt in early spring, sometimescausing extensive flooding in central and southern Iraq Terrain mostly broad plains; reedy marshes along Iranian border in south; mountainsalong borders with Iran and Turkey Elevation extremes
Natural resources petroleum, natural gas, phosphates, sulfur Land use
Irrigated land 25,500 sq km (1993 est.) Natural hazards dust storms, sandstorms, floods Environment - current issues government water control projects have drained most of the inhabitedmarsh areas east of An Nasiriyah by drying up or diverting the feeder streamsand rivers; a once sizable population of Shi'a Muslims, who have inhabitedthese areas for thousands of years, has been displaced; furthermore, the destructionof the natural habitat poses serious threats to the area's wildlife populations;inadequate supplies of potable water; development of Tigris-Euphrates Riverssystem contingent upon agreements with upstream riparian Turkey; air and waterpollution; soil degradation (salinization) and erosion; desertification Environment - international agreements
NOTE: The information regarding Iraq on this page is re-published from the 1997 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Iraq Geography 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Iraq Geography 1997 should be addressed to the CIA. |