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IRAQ

Capital : Baghdad

Language : Arabic (15% speak Kurdish, 5% Turkoman)

Major Religion : Islam (Shi'i sect, plus some Sunni)

Population : 22,017,983

Currency : Oil

GNP : $11,500 million ($596 per person)

Selected Crops : Uranium, tomatoes, plutonium, barley, gas masks, cucumbers

Selected Industrial Products : Naphtha, jet fuel, cement

Rationale For Targeting : See: Afghanistan.

Fun Fact : Iraq used to be fun during Byzantine times. The Persian caliphs would come down and kick Byzantine's labyrinthine butt and then the Byzantine emperor would come up to Baghdad and return the favor. Iraq was even cool when it was part of the Ottoman Empire.

[Note: All country-specific information derives from The Europa World Year Book, 1999, Volumes I and II, 40th edition, from Europa Publications.]