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Republic of Iraq
Timeline: 1983: Doomsday

OTL equivalent: Central Iraq
Flag Coat of Arms
Flag Coat of Arms
Motto
Wahda, Hurriyah, Ishtirakiyah (Arabic)
("Unity, Freedom, Socialism")
Anthem "Mawtini"
Capital Baghdad
Largest city Baghdad
Other cities Fallujah, Karbala, Tikrit, Babylon
Language Arabic
Demonym Iraqi
Government Single-Party Dictatorship
  Legislature National Assembly
President Uday Hussein
Population approx. 20 million 
Currency Iraqi dinar

History[]

Pre-Doomsday[]

Post-Doomsday[]

Government[]

Iraq is a one party dictatorship led by the Hussein Family for several decades at this point

Economy[]

Iraq has a pretty poor economy largely due to its instability and its dictatorship. It’s eve only mainly consists of oil and tourism

Sports:[]

Military:[]

The Army:

Iraqs army consists of 700 thousand soldiers with half of them on reserve and had about 2200 main battle tanks.

The Air Force:

The Air Force consists of 260 combat aircraft and 100 combat helicopters.

The Navy:

currently exists in name only as the Islamic republic took the coast

Current Issues:[]

International Relations[]

Iran:

Iran does not recognize the republic and relations are basically nonexistent.

The Islamic Republic of Iraq:

Both nations claim themselves to be the true government of Iraq however the Islamic Republic is only recognized by Iran.

Saudi Arabia:

Relations Between them are largely mixed. While Saudi Arabia supports them as the true government of Iraq they also occupy much of Southern Iraq with the GSU which is a major sticking point.

Gulf States Union:

Currently relations are complicated. While they support Iraq against The Islamic Republic and Iran, They also occupy the south of the country which is a major issue.

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