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Ambassadors from Finland > Current Finnish Ambassadors > Ambassador	Pertti Harvola
Capital city	Baghdad
DEFINITION: The location of the seat of government.		View time series
SOURCE: Wikipedia: List of Ambassadors from Finland
Copyright > Reference	s. 2(11),
DEFINITION:
SOURCE: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
countries' copyright length > Usual term of copyright protection	50 pma
DEFINITION:
SOURCE: Wikipedia: List of countries' copyright length
date of transition to republican system of government > Republic since	October 8, 1920
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SOURCE: Wikipedia: List of countries' copyright length
Diplomatic representation in the US > FAX	[1] (202) 333-1129
DEFINITION: This entry includes the chief of mission, chancery, telephone, FAX, consulate general locations, and consulate locations.		View time series
SOURCE: Wikipedia: List of countries by date of transition to republican system of government
Diplomatic representation in the US > Telephone	[1] (202) 742-1600
DEFINITION: This entry includes the chief of mission, chancery, telephone, FAX, consulate general locations, and consulate locations.		View time series
SOURCE: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Elections > Head of state	Election by parliament
DEFINITION:
SOURCE: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
embassies and high commissions in Ottawa > Address	215 McLeod St.
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SOURCE: Wikipedia: Elections by country
embassies and high commissions in Ottawa > Neighbourhood	Centretown
DEFINITION:
SOURCE: Wikipedia: List of embassies and high commissions in Ottawa
Flag modification	13		[118th of 197]
DEFINITION: The date on which the nation's flag was last modified.
SOURCE: Wikipedia: List of embassies and high commissions in Ottawa
Foreign relations > Croatia > Date of Establishment	January 5, 2005
DEFINITION:
SOURCE: Flagspot
Foreign relations > Nepal > Date of Establishment	October 30, 1968
DEFINITION:
SOURCE: Wikipedia: Foreign relations of Croatia
Heads of Missions from the United Kingdom	Dominic Asquith
DEFINITION:
SOURCE: Wikipedia: Foreign relations of Nepal
Heads of Missions from the United Kingdom > Resident Heads of Missions > Type	Embassy
DEFINITION:
SOURCE: Wikipedia: Heads of Missions from the United Kingdom
Key ministers > Agriculture	Ali al-Bahadili
DEFINITION: Minister of Agriculture, 2005
SOURCE: Wikipedia: Heads of Missions from the United Kingdom
Key ministers > Defence	Saadoun al-Dulaimi
DEFINITION: Minister of Defence, 2005
SOURCE: Economist Intelligence Unit
Key ministers > Education	Abdel Falah Hassan
DEFINITION: Minister of Education, 2005
SOURCE: Economist Intelligence Unit
Key ministers > Finance	Ali Allawi
DEFINITION: Minister of Finance, 2005
SOURCE: Economist Intelligence Unit
Key ministers > Foreign affairs	Hoshyar Zebari
DEFINITION: Minister of Foreign affairs, 2005
SOURCE: Economist Intelligence Unit
Key ministers > Health Abdel Muttaleb Mohammed Ali
DEFINITION: Minister of Health, 2005
SOURCE: Economist Intelligence Unit
Key ministers > Interior	Bayan Baqir Solagh
DEFINITION: Minister of Interior, 2005
SOURCE: Economist Intelligence Unit
Key ministers > Justice	Abdel Hussein Shandal
DEFINITION: Minister of Justice, 2005
SOURCE: Economist Intelligence Unit
Key ministers > Transport	Salam al-Maliki
DEFINITION: Minister of Transport, 2005
SOURCE: Economist Intelligence Unit
Parliamentary seats > Female	6%		[99th of 143]
SOURCE: Economist Intelligence Unit
political parties > Multi party	•
DEFINITION:
SOURCE: United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook
Procedures to build a warehouse > number	14		[120th of 168]
DEFINITION: Number of procedures to build a warehouse is the number of interactions of a company's employees or managers with external parties, including government agency staff, public inspectors, notaries, land registry and cadastre staff, and technical experts apart from architects and engineers.		View time series
SOURCE: Wikipedia: List of political parties
Procedures to enforce a contract > number	65		[4th of 170]
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.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Procedures to register property > number	5		[112nd of 167]
DEFINITION: Number of procedures to register property is the number of procedures required for a businesses to secure rights to property.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliament > %	25.5 %		[31st of 174]
DEFINITION: Women in parliaments are the percentage of parliamentary seats in a single or lower chamber occupied by women.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Secession attempts	Kurdistan
DEFINITION: Lists groups or areas that have mounted major unilateral secession attempts in selected nations since 1945.
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Start-up procedures to register a business > number	11		[51st of 171]
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.		View time series
SOURCE: "State Practice And International Law In Relation to unilateral Secession" by James Crawford, Whewell Professor of International Law, University of Cambridge, 19 February 1997. Available online via the Department of Justice, Canada
Status	dictatorship
DEFINITION: Democracy: state in which democratic structures provide for an alternance of power Pseudo-Democracy: state in which there are democratic structures but without a real chance for an alternance of power Transition State: a state with a transitional structure Absolute Monarchy: a one-party state, or a state governed by an absolute monarchy or dictatorship.
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Time required to build a warehouse > days	216 days		[62nd of 168]
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.		View time series
SOURCE: electionworld.org
Time required to enforce a contract > days	520 days		[74th of 171]
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.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Time required to register property > days	8 days		[155th of 167]
DEFINITION: Time required to register property is the number of calendar days needed for businesses to secure rights to property.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Time required to start a business > days	77 days		[21st of 171]
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.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Time to prepare and pay taxes > hours	312 hours		[57th of 169]
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.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Trademarks, nonresidents	514		[42nd of 99]
DEFINITION: Trademark applications filed are applications for registration of a trademark with a national or regional trademark office. Trademarks are distinctive signs that identify goods or services as those produced or provided by a specific person or enterprise. Trademarks protect owners of the mark by ensuring exclusive right to use it to identify goods or services or to authorize its use in return for payment.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Trademarks, residents	474		[38th of 98]
DEFINITION: Trademark applications filed are applications for registration of a trademark with a national or regional trademark office. Trademarks are distinctive signs that identify goods or services as those produced or provided by a specific person or enterprise. Trademarks protect owners of the mark by ensuring exclusive right to use it to identify goods or services or to authorize its use in return for payment.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
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
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: World Development Indicators database
UN membership date	21 Dec. 1945
DEFINITION: Date of United Nations Membership
SOURCE: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
United Nations mission http://www.iraqi-mission.org/
DEFINITION: United Missions mission or approximate website
SOURCE: United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook
Washington, D.C. embassies > Neighborhood	Dupont Circle
DEFINITION:
SOURCE: Wisconsin High School Model United Nations

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