Above: Iraq Ethnicity Map Ethnic groups: Arab 75%-80%, Kurdish 15%-20%, Turkoman, Assyrian, or other 5% Religions: Muslim 97% (Shi'a 60%-65%, Sunni 32%-37%), Christian or other 3% Population: 27,499,638 (July 2007 est.) Age structure: 0-14 years: 39.4% (male 5,509,736/female 5,338,722) 15-64 years: 57.6% (male 8,018,841/female 7,812,611) 65 years and over: 3% (male 386,321/female 433,407) (2007 est.) Median age: total: 20 years male: 19.9 years female: 20 years (2007 est.) Population growth rate: 2.618% (2007 est.) Birth rate: 31.44 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) Death rate: 5.26 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) Sex ratio: at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 ... Read More

Water is the basic necessity of life. We have identified this every since we started settling into one place and forming cities many centuries back. Water still happens to be one of the most important sources of life, therefore there are several conflicts going on everywhere in the world over water. Clean and fresh water is getting scarce on the planet now, we need more of it as the day pass by to support our growing population, new cities and for sustenance. This ... Read More

When looking at the impact wartime has on a nation and the world, there are both the economic and human costs. Governments often fail to consider the human costs until in the aftermath of war. In World War I, 1914-1918, the direct costs of the war were in the neighborhood of $150 million.   The human cost was 37 million individuals for those involved directly in the conflict and an additional 10 million in civilian populations. While many thought this devastation ... Read More