THE REPUBLIC OF IRAQ
By:
Jake Plante
HISTORY OF IRAQ
 Formerly Known as Mesopotamia
 Under Ottoman control from early 1500’s to 1932
 Independence in 1932
OVERVIEW OF GOVERNMENT
 Location: Middle East bordering the Persian Gulf
 Type of Government: Parliamentary Democracy with a federal
system of government.
 President: H.E. Mr. Jalal Talabani
ECONOMY
 Characterized by
heavy
dependence on
oil exports and
emphasis
 Prior to war,
Economy had a
bright future
 Iran-Iraq War
devastated
Economy
 A griculture
EDUCATION
 Centralized government -run
educational system
 Average cost per student: $620
 Almost complete gender parity
ENROLLMENT RATES
IRAQI CULTURE
 75% of the population is Arab
 15-20% of the population are
Kurds
 5% are smaller groups
 96% Muslims, 3% Christian,
1% Jews
 Shia vs. Sunni
SECURIT Y
 Resurgence of violence
since withdrawal of
American Troops in
2011
 Rival political factions
 Institutional Weakness
UNESCO RESTORATION OF EDUCATION
 Education remains the major area of UNESCO assistance to Iraq.
 Aim to reform through capacity -development
 Increase access of quality education to vulnerable students
 Improving types of Education (Technical, Vocational, Literacy and
Life Skills, Secondary)
SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENT SUPPORT
 Water issues are extremely important for Iraq’s future
 Capacity building of water institutions in Iraq project
 Rehabilitation of Karez Systems
CULTURE RESTORATION
 National capacities development of the protection,
restoration, and conservation of Iraqi cultural property
 National framework to develop cultural policies leading to
sustainable development in place.
COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION
 Improved Governance
 Protection of Human Rights
through communication and
information program
 Media
SUMMARY
WORKS CITED
 Works Cited
 "Iraq." GlobalEDGE. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Oct. 2013.
<http://globaledge.msu.edu/>.
 "Iraq." Iraq | United Nations Educational, Scientific and
Cultural Organization. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Oct. 2013.
<http://www.unesco.org/new/en/unesco/worldwide/arabstates/Iraq/>.