� 98%� ��� ��
�� Turkey����UNITED NATIONS
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� NATIONAL STATISTICS - ASIA MAP
�� GDP $ 5,830�����Population 68,109,469
�� Living In Poverty� 18%
�� Population 2050 (projected) 97,500,000� � + 37%
�� 766,640 sq. km.�� 86 per sq. km.
�� Literacy:� male 94.3%, female 78.7%
�� Life Expectancy:� male 69.41 yrs. female 74.3 yrs.
�� Environmental & Ecological Factors
�� Trafficking in Human Beings Report
�� Turkey does not fully comply with the minimum
���standards for the elimination of trafficking human beings.
�� Human Rights Report
�� Age of Consent - 18
�� United Nations International Migration Profile
�� Women 15-49 with HIV/AIDS - N/A
�� National Intelligence Quotient -� 90%
�� Corruption Index
�� Armed Forces��
�� World Bank Report�� International Monetary Fund
�� USAID Grants taken 1962-2003 - $ 5,496.5 million
�� News Sources���World Health Organization
�� Freedom House Report�� World Trade Organization
�� D�nya
�� Turkish Daily News
�� Zaman
�� Istanbul Stock Exchange
�� Chambers of Commerce

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�� Republic of Turkey
�� Nation Founded 1923

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�� GDP $ 7,887� ���Population 17,585,540
�� Living In Poverty� 20%
�� Population 2050 (projected) 35,000,000� + 99%
�� 185,170 sq. km.�� � 87 per sq. km.
�� Literacy:� male 89.7%, female 64%
�� Life Expectancy:� male 68.18 yrs. female 70.67 yrs.
�� Environmental & Ecological Factors
�� Trafficking in Human Beings Report - N/A
�� Syria does not fully comply with the minimum
���standards for the elimination of trafficking human beings.
�� Human Rights Report
�� Age of Consent - 13
�� United Nations International Migration Profile
�� Women 15-49 with HIV/AIDS - N/A
�� National Intelligence Quotient - 87
�� Corruption Index
�� Armed Forces���
�� World Bank Report�� International Monetary Fund
� �USAID Grants taken 1962-2003 - $ 194.5 million
�� News Sources��� World Health Organization
�� Freedom House Report
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�� Syria Report
�� Al Thawra
�� Chambers of Commerce

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�� Syrian Arab Republic
�� Nation Founded 1946

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� �Iraq �
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�� GDP $ 2,997������� Population 24,683,313
�� Living In Poverty� N/A
�� Population 2050 (projected) 60,500,000� � + 150%
�� 437,072 sq. km.�� 52 per sq. km.
�� Literacy:� male 59.9%, female 24.4%
�� Life Expectancy:� male 66.7 yrs. female 68.99 yrs.
�� Environmental & Ecological Factors
�� Trafficking in Human Beings Report - N/A
�� Human Rights Report
�� Age of Consent - 18
�� United Nations International Migration Profile
�� Women 15-49 with HIV/AIDS - N/A
�� National Intelligence Quotient - 87
�� Corruption Index
�� World Bank Report�� International Monetary Fund
�� USAID Grants taken 1962-2003 - $ 4,155.2 million
�� News Sources�� World Health Organization
�� Freedom House Report
�� KurdishMedia.com
� �Iraq Daily
�� Chambers of Commerce

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�� Republic of Iraq
� �Nation Founded 1932

�� �� 99%� � ��� ��
�� Iran����UNITED NATIONS
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� NATIONAL STATISTICS - ASIA MAP
�� GDP $ 6,673�����Population 68,278,826
�� Living In Poverty� 40%
�� Population 2050 (projected) 96,500,000� � + 45%
�� 1,600,000 sq. km.�� 43 per sq. km.
�� Literacy:� male 85.6%, female 73%
�� Life Expectancy:� male 68.04 yrs. female 70.73 yrs.
�� Environmental & Ecological Factors
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�� Iran does not fully comply with the minimum
���standards for the elimination of trafficking human beings.
�� Human Rights Report
�� Age of Consent - 14F / 17M
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�� National Intelligence Quotient - 84
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� �Nation Founded 1979