Capital city
Baghdad
Amsterdam
DEFINITION:
The location of the seat of government .
SOURCE:
All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Corruption
9.0 (7)
SOURCE:
Wikipedia: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe statistics
embassies and high commissions in Ottawa > Address
215 McLeod St.
350 Albert St, Suite 2020
DEFINITION:
SOURCE:
Wikipedia: List of embassies and high commissions in Ottawa
Heads of Missions from the United Kingdom
Dominic Asquith
Lyn Parker
DEFINITION:
SOURCE:
Wikipedia: Heads of Missions from the United Kingdom
Parliamentary seats > Female
6%
36%
SOURCE:
United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook
Ranked 99th.
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Iraq
political parties > Multi party
•
•
DEFINITION:
SOURCE:
Wikipedia: List of political parties
Prime minister
Nouri al-Maliki
Mark Rutte
DEFINITION:
Current prime ministers of countries around the world.
SOURCE:
Various sources compiled into Wikipedia's Prime minister
Procedures to enforce a contract > number
65
22
DEFINITION:
Number of procedures to enforce a contract are the number of independent actions, mandated by law or courts, that demand interaction between the parties of a contract or between them and the judge or court officer.
SOURCE:
World Development Indicators database
Ranked 4th in 2006. 195% more than Netherlands
Ranked 148th in 2006.
Procedures to register property > number
5
2
DEFINITION:
Number of procedures to register property is the number of procedures required for a businesses to secure rights to property.
SOURCE:
World Development Indicators database
Ranked 112nd in 2006. 150% more than Netherlands
Ranked 165th in 2006.
Status
dictatorship
democracy
DEFINITION:
Democracy : state in which democratic structures provide for an alternance of power democratic structures but without a real chance for an alternance of powerState : a state with a transitional structure Absolute Monarchy : a one-party state, or a state governed by an absolute monarchy or dictatorship.
SOURCE:
electionworld.org
Start-up procedures to register a business > number
11
6
DEFINITION:
Start-up procedures are those required to start a business, including interactions to obtain necessary permits and licenses and to complete all inscriptions, verifications, and notifications to start operations. Data are for businesses with specific characteristics of ownership, size, and type of production.
SOURCE:
World Development Indicators database
Ranked 51st in 2006. 83% more than Netherlands
Ranked 144th in 2006.
Time required to build a warehouse > days
216 days
184 days
DEFINITION:
Time required to build a warehouse is the number of calendar days needed to complete the required procedures for building a warehouse. If a procedure can be speeded up at additional cost, the fastest procedure, independent of cost, is chosen.
SOURCE:
World Development Indicators database
Ranked 62nd in 2006. 17% more than Netherlands
Ranked 87th in 2006.
Time required to enforce a contract > days
520 days
408 days
DEFINITION:
Time required to enforce a contract is the number of calendar days from the filing of the lawsuit in court until the final determination and, in appropriate cases, payment.
SOURCE:
World Development Indicators database
Ranked 74th in 2006. 27% more than Netherlands
Ranked 105th in 2006.
Time required to register property > days
8 days
5 days
DEFINITION:
Time required to register property is the number of calendar days needed for businesses to secure rights to property.
SOURCE:
World Development Indicators database
Ranked 155th in 2006. 60% more than Netherlands
Ranked 157th in 2006.
Time required to start a business > days
77 days
10 days
DEFINITION:
Time required to start a business is the number of calendar days needed to complete the procedures to legally operate a business. If a procedure can be speeded up at additional cost, the fastest procedure, independent of cost, is chosen.
SOURCE:
World Development Indicators database
Ranked 21st in 2006. 7 times more than Netherlands
Ranked 159th in 2006.
Time to prepare and pay taxes > hours
312 hours
250 hours
DEFINITION:
Time to prepare and pay taxes is the time, in hours per year, it takes to prepare, file, and pay (or withhold) three major types of taxes: the corporate income tax, the value added or sales tax, and labor taxes, including payroll taxes and social security contributions.
SOURCE:
World Development Indicators database
Ranked 57th in 2006. 25% more than Netherlands
Ranked 84th in 2006.
Transnational Issues > Disputes > International
coalition forces assist Iraqis in monitoring internal and cross-border security; approximately two million Iraqis have fled the conflict in Iraq, with the majority taking refuge in Syria and Jordan, and lesser numbers to Egypt, Lebanon, Iran, and Turkey; Iraq's lack of a maritime boundary with Iran prompts jurisdiction disputes beyond the mouth of the Shatt al Arab in the Persian Gulf; Turkey has expressed concern over the autonomous status of Kurds in Iraq
none
DEFINITION:
This entry includes a wide variety of situations that range from traditional bilateral boundary disputes to unilateral claims of one sort or another. Information regarding disputes over international terrestrial and maritime boundaries has been reviewed by the US Department of State. References to other situations involving borders or frontiers may also be included, such as resource disputes, geopolitical questions, or irredentist issues; however, inclusion does not necessarily constitute official acceptance or recognition by the US Government.
SOURCE:
All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
United Nations mission
http://www.iraqi-mission.org/
http://www.pvnewyork.org/
DEFINITION:
United Missions mission or approximate website
SOURCE:
Wisconsin High School Model United Nations
UN membership date
21 Dec. 1945
10 Dec. 1945
DEFINITION:
Date of United Nations Membership
SOURCE:
United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook
Washington, D.C. embassies > Neighborhood
Dupont Circle
Forest Hills
DEFINITION:
SOURCE:
Wikipedia: List of Washington, D.C. embassies
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