| Terrain Iraq :
| 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 hazards Iraq :
| dust storms, sandstorms, floods
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| Environment current issues Iraq :
| government water control projects have drained most of the inhabited marsh areas east of An Nasiriyah by drying up or diverting the feeder streams and rivers; a once sizable population of Marsh Arabs, who inhabited these areas for thousands of years, has been displaced; furthermore, the destruction of the natural habitat poses serious threats to the area's wildlife populations; inadequate supplies of potable water; development of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers system contingent upon agreements with upstream riparian Turkey; air and water pollution; soil degradation (salination) and erosion; desertification
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| Environment international agreements party to Iraq :
| Law of the Sea
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| Geography note Iraq :
| strategic location on Shatt al Arab waterway and at the head of the Persian Gulf
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| Flag description Iraq :
| three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and black with three green five-pointed stars in a horizontal line centered in the white band; the phrase ALLAHU AKBAR (God is Great) in green Arabic script - Allahu to the right of the middle star and Akbar to the left of the middle star - was added in January 1991 during the Persian Gulf crisis; similar to the flag of Syria, which has two stars but no script, Yemen, which has a plain white band, and that of Egypt which has a gold Eagle of Saladin centered in the white band; design is based upon the Arab Liberation colors
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| Agriculture products Iraq :
| wheat, barley, rice, vegetables, dates, cotton; cattle, sheep
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| Industries Iraq :
| petroleum, chemicals, textiles, construction materials, food processing
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