Prepared by: Zhaine Anna Marie Guiao

18th largest country in the world

17th nation with the most population with 78.4 million people living

Home to one of the world’s oldest civilizations

Tehran, the capital city, serves as cultural, commercial, and industrial center of the nation.

Have the largest gas supply in the world

Have large reserves of fossil fuels

Size is almost the same when United Kingdom, France, Spain, and

Germany were combined

One of the world’s most mountainous nations

Its landscape dominated by rugged mountain ranges that

separate various plateaus from one another

Mount Damavand – highest point in Iran and highest mountain on

the Eurasian landmass west of the Hindu Kush

Northern part of the country is covered by dense rain forests

called Shomal

The eastern part of Iran is made mostly of desert basins and some

salt lakes

Mount Damavand

Changes from arid or semiarid to subtropical along the

Caspian coast and the northern forests

The temperature rarely falls below freezing and stays

humid for the rest of the year in the northern edge of Iran

Annual precipitation is 680 mm in the eastern part of the

plain and more than 1,700 mm in the western part.

The western part experiences lower temperature; the east

and central basins are arid

Major crops of Iran are wheat, rice, and barley

Others are sugar, pistachio, saffron, tea, and fruits

More than 2000 plant species grow in Iran

It is possible to cultivate a diverse variety of crops because

of:

- the wide range of temperature fluctuation

- multiplicity of climatic zones

Sheep are by far the most numerous, followed by goats,

cattle, donkey, horses, water buffalo, and mules.

The raising of poultry for eggs and meat is prevalent

Iran has also a large dairy industry and imported close to

close to two million tons of feed grain annually in 2006

It is forbidden to raise pigs in Iran

Baghdad – largest and capital city of Iraq

Located in West Asia

Has a narrow section of coastline measuring 58km on the

northern Persian Gulf

Home to continuous successive civilizations since the 6th

millennium BC

Iraq was placed under the authority of the United

Kingdom as the British Mandate of Mesopotamia

Iraq was controlled by the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party from

1968 until 2003

It is the 58th largest country in the world

Mainly consists of desert but near the two major rivers are fertile alluvial plains

North of Iraq is made up of mountains

Size is comparable to the US state of California, and somewhat larger than Paraguay

Most of the parts of Iraq has arid climate with subtropical influence

In summer, Iraq has a temperature above 40°C in most of the country and often exceeds 48°C

Winter temperatures rarely exceed 21°C with a maximum roughly 15°C to 19°C

Precipitation in the country is low

Rainfall during the summer is extremely rare, except in the far north of the country

Northern mountainous regions have cold winters with occasional heavy snows, sometimes causing extensive flooding

Iraq experienced financial problems in the 1980s

Iraq suffered from economic losses

In 1988, oil exports gradually increased with the construction of

new pipelines and restoration of damaged facilities

Inflation has decreased consistently since 2006 as the security

situation has improved

Iraq is a net food importer despite of its abundant land and water resources

Iraq imported large quantities of grains, meat, poultry, and dairy products under the UN Oil for Food Program

The government abolished its farm collectivization program in 1981

Their most important crop is grain (wheat and barley)

Officially the Islamic Republic of Iran

Have the world’s largest gas supply

Capital city is Tehran

18th largest country

Mount Damavand – highest point in Iran

One of world’s most mountainous country

Climate is arid or semiarid to subtropical

Major crops: Wheat, rice, and barley

Sheep are the most numerous raised animals

Officially the Republic of Iraq

Capital city is Baghdad

58th largest country

Climate is arid with subtropical influence

Have low precipitation

Oil exports gradually increased in 1988

A net food importer

Most important crop is grain