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Irak Geografía 2000 Ubicación: Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf, between Iran and Kuwait Cordenadas Geográficas: 33 00 N, 44 00 E Referencias en el mapa: Middle East Area:
Area - comparativo: slightly more than twice the size of Idaho Fronteras:
Costa: 58 km Demandas Marítimas:
Clima: mostly desert; mild to cool winters with dry, hot, cloudless summers; northern mountainous regions along Iranian and Turkish borders experience cold winters with occasionally heavy snows that melt in early spring, sometimes causing extensive flooding in central and southern Iraq Terreno: mostly broad plains; reedy marshes along Iranian border in south with large flooded areas; mountains along borders with Iran and Turkey Extremos de Elevación:
Recursos Naturales: petroleum, natural gas, phosphates, sulfur Uso de Tierras:
Tierras Irrigadas: 25,500 sq km (1993 est.) Peligros Naturales: dust storms, sandstorms, floods Ambiente - asuntos actuales: 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 Shi'a Muslims, who have 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 Tigris-Euphrates Rivers system contingent upon agreements with upstream riparian Turkey; air and water pollution; soil degradation (salination) and erosion; desertification Ambiente - acuerdos internacionales:
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