Post #2: Iraq Languages and
International Ties
There are a vast amount of languages
spoken in Iraq, 23 to be exact. One reigns supreme when it comes to the most
widely spoken; Arabic. Mesopotamian Arabic is known to be the majority language
used in Iraq. This form of Arabic is native to areas in Iraq, Syria, Iran, and
Turkey, consisting of around 15 million speakers. The second official language
spoken in Iraq is Kurdish, which in itself forms three dialect groups. These
dialect groups are known as Northern Kurdish, Central Kurdish and Southern
Kurdish, all of which are spoken in different regions of Iraq. Kurdish is the
second language because roughly 15%-20% of people in Iraq speak it.
Iraq has a few indigenous languages,
which include South Azeri, known as Turkmen, and Assyrian, known as Neo-Aramaic.
Turkmen, which is a Turkish dialect, and Assyrian are not official languages of
Iraq itself, but to areas where they make up a majority of the population.
These languages are also known as minority or regional languages. Iraq also has
three languages that are dying
Iraq
joined the United Nations in December of 1945, following World War II. UN Iraq
works at the request of the government of Iraq to help with development efforts
pertaining to political, electoral, and humanitarian interests. The UN Iraq is
combined between the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) and the United Nations
Country Team (UNCT), which help keep the 20 agencies currently in Iraq
connected. The UN is heavily involved in Iraq and the humanitarian aid they need.
With the refugee problems and the 10 million other people who need aid, the UN
has many agencies set up across the country.
Iraq is also apart
of the IMF, as they joined in December of 1945. The IMF’s primary purpose is to
ensure the stability of the international monetary system. Iraq has used the
IMF to accumulate around $1 million in loans. Iraq and the IMF have had a good
connection ever since they joined. Iraq and the IMF’s relationship has a lot to
do with oil, which is obviously very prevalent in the Middle East. Since 2003,
Iraq has been working closely with the IMF and has helped Iraq achieve some
level of macroeconomic stability. According to http://dinartrade.org/the-imf-and-iraq/
It was a very difficult task for the IMF to help because of unstable political
climate and constant fighting among rival factions. According to http://www.goingglobaleastmeetswest.blogspot.com/2015/01/imf-and-iraq-international-monetary.html,
with the increase in oil production, the economy is expected to have a growth
rate of almost 2%
Iraq is not apart of the World Trade
Organization, but has continuously worked to join, and have been since
September of 2004 when they submitted an application to the WTO. Iraq’s
ministry of trade has actually reached out for support and assistance from the
United States to help develop the right skills to join the WTO. Iraq wants to
be apart of the WTO because of all the opportunities it would offer its country
when it comes to trade. Iraq is expected to join in 2016, as negotiations are
going well, meaning Iraq will now be able to form relationships with major
industrial countries. Iraq has become a market economy, which makes its eligibility
into the WTO higher.
My sources for this paper are as followed:
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