Culture

Cultural and Social Diversity Religion: Ethnic Groups: Languages: Literacy Rate: Education and Schooling: Schooling is not common in Iraq. Many teachers must abandon their jobs because they are only paid a few dollars a day. It is estimated that one is six children do not attend primary school. Most children are forced to help support their family and get a job, rather than attending school. The schools that are available are over crowded and the children are forced to share limited books with eachother.
 * Islam is the official religion of the Iraq with 95 percent being Muslim
 * Shi'i Muslims make up 60 percent of Iraq's population
 * Shi'i Muslims live mainly in the southern and eastern areas of Iraq
 * Sunni Muslims make up 35 percent of Iraq's population
 * Sunni Muslims live mainly around Baghdad to the north, and also in some southern areas such Basra
 * Small minorities make up the remaining 5 percent
 * Orthodoz Christians
 * Catholic Christians
 * Mandaeans
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;">Yazidis
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;">Arab is 75 to 80 pecent of the population
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;">Kurdish is 15 to 20 percent of the population
 * 3) <span style="font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;">Turkoman, Assyrian, Iranian, and other is 5 percent of the population
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;">Arabic, Kurdish, Turkoman, Assyrian, Armenian
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;">Male: 84.1 percent
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;">Female: 64.2 percent
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;">Total population: 74.1 percent
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;">Expectancy
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;">Males: 11 years
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;">Females: 8 years