The Republic of Iraq, referred to as "Iraq", is located in southwest Asia, northeast of the Arabian Peninsula, with a land area of 438,300 square kilometers. Iraq is divided into 18 governorates, with Baghdad as its capital and a population of 42.25 million.
The streets of Baghdad are full of horse-drawn carriages and armed pickups. Road traffic is completely controlled by Iraqi government forces, but there is still the possibility of being attacked by ISIS. At intervals of a few hundred meters there are armored vehicles, checkpoints, barracks ...
In Iraq, where almost every family is somehow embroiled in the war on terror against ISIS, many have lost loved ones and friends, and the streets are littered with advertisements of soldiers of soldiers. In wartime, many people use tape to glue the glass on the window, so that when the shock wave breaks the glass, the debris will not splash around, which can reduce secondary damage.
There are still many armed police cars on the streets because ISIS continues to carry out terrorist attacks against the government, but there has been no kidnapping of foreign tourists for a long time. Contrary to the stereotype of the general public, Baghdad is not short of water, roadside car washes are everywhere, and vehicles on the roads are relatively clean.
There are also some unexpected difficulties in Iraq because of religious issues. For example, under local law, single people are not allowed to rent a house, because of the confrontation between different sects, most Iraqis have moved several times in the past decade, and if they cannot live in the area controlled by their own sect, they will face many dangers.
In terms of security, the period of great turmoil is over, and the economy and infrastructure are slowly recovering. Small attacks and storms occur from time to time, which should be better than the worst black community in the United States (in terms of the number of deaths alone, it is still better in Iraq, after all, bombs are often played, and occasionally there are medium-sized conflicts that kill and wound dozens of people)
Security is generally good, especially after the government declared victory over ISIS at the end of 17, the security situation in Iraq is constantly improving, basically the security situation in the south and north of the capital Baghdad is good, but it is best to be accompanied by a local when you go out, unless you are particularly familiar with the area and you know the Iraqi Arabic dialect.
There are still relatively few foreigners in Iraq, and the people are still relatively friendly to China, but it is still not recommended to go to Iraq, which will cause a lot of unnecessary trouble. Previously, a student from Peking University came to Iraq for "archaeology", and was detained by the local government army for 14 days, and the embassy made a lot of efforts to fish him out.
Iraq is now developing well, with the north relatively stable and the south more chaotic. However, the overall differentiation of the country is relatively serious, and the whole country can be roughly divided into two parts: north and south. Because of the lack of industry, in order to meet the needs of the employment rate, a large number of jobs in the system have been created, but the efficiency is extremely low.
Although Iraq can barely maintain food self-sufficiency, the cost is high, and if food subsidies are granted, it will result in large fiscal expenditures. Therefore, in order to ensure food supply, the Iraqi government has two options, or increase government spending and subsidize its own farmers; Or increase foreign exchange spending and import food in large quantities.
Iraq is rich in oil resources, as long as the society is stable, even if they have no industry, find foreign companies to pump out the oil and sell it, and be a landlord and comprador at ease, plus much better agricultural conditions and political system than Saudi Arabia, it should not be a big problem to develop (the most important thing is not to fight again, the war is absolutely over).
Iraq today is neither heaven nor hell, but just a country striving for development. Although the scars left by years of war are everywhere, there is also a thriving side. In fact, Iraq has a long history, rich resources and unique conditions.