3. Iraq is 97% Muslim. 65% Shia (Arabs, Feyli Kurds, Turkmen, et al.).Feyli Kurds 32-37% Sunni (Arabs and Kurds). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_Iraq

5. NamePopulationLatitude/Longitude 1BaghdadBaghdad, Mayorality of Baghdad 5,672,513 33.341 / 44.401 2BasraBasra, Basra Governorate 2,600,000 30.533 / 47.797 3Al Mawşil al JadīdahAl Mawşil al Jadīdah, Nīnawá 2,065,597 36.333 / 43.105 4Al Başrah al QadīmahAl Başrah al Qadīmah, Basra Governorate 2,015,483 30.503 / 47.815 5MosulMosul, Nīnawá1,739,80036.335 / 43.119 6ErbilErbil, Arbīl932,80036.193 / 44.011 7Abu GhraibAbu Ghraib, Mayorality of Baghdad 900,000 33.306 / 44.185 8SulaymaniyahSulaymaniyah, As Sulaymānīyah 723,170 35.565 / 45.433 9 KirkukKirkuk, At Taʼmīm 601,43335.468 / 44.392 10NajafNajaf, An Najaf482,576 http://www.geonames. org/IQ/largest-cities-in- iraq.htm l 32.026 / 44.346

6.  Arabic is the official language of Iraq. It is spoken or understood by almost all the population.official language  Kurdish is the largest minority language minority language  Azerbaijani is spoken in pockets of northern Iraq and Persian is spoken in pockets of southern Iraq.  Created by: Ann G. and Jesse G.

7. "CULTURE AWARENESS IN IRAQ" Module 2: Culture in the Classroom What is culture:  A person is experience  What a person believe  A person attitude  How a person feel about something  A person attitude towards time

8. HOSPITALITY…  Visitors are treated as kings and must always be fed and looked after.  Someone stay in your home for 3 days before you can ask them why they are there and when they are going to leave.

9. MEETING PEOPLE…  common greeting is a handshake with eye contact and a smile.  The standard Arabic/Islamic greeting is "asalaamu alaikum" ("peace be with you"), and then the other person say "wa alaikum salaam" ("and peace be unto you").  Good friends of the same sex may greet each other with a handshake and a kiss on each cheek, starting on the right side of the face.

10. DINING ETIQUETTE…  Sometimes you have to remove shoes.  Sometimes you may eat on the floor, sit cross-legged or kneel on one knee. Never let your feet touch the food mat.  Use your right hand for eating and drinking.  You should leave some food on your plate it looks like you are a polite person when you have finished eating.

11. http://www.kwintessential.co.uk/resourc es/global-etiquette/iraq.htmlhttp://www.kwintessential.co.uk/resourc es/global-etiquette/iraq.html http://www.everyculture.com/Ge- It/Iraq.htmlhttp://www.everyculture.com/Ge- It/Iraq.html