Iraq

Iran

Southwest Asia and North Africa

A map of the world highlighting Iraq and Iran with ethnic regions: Kurds in northern Iraq (light lavender), Sunni Arabs in northwestern Iraq (peach), Shiite Arabs in southern Iraq (lavender), Persians in eastern Iran (orange), and Turkmen near Iran’s border (pink).

Ethnic Groups (Iraq and Iran)

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A world map shows military expenditures. Dark green (more than 6 percent): Algeria, Saudi Arabia. Green to light green (2 to 6 percent): Russia, U S A., India, Iran. Very light green (less than 2 percent): Canada, parts of Europe, Parts of Africa and Asia.

Military expenditures as a percentage of GDP, by country

Countries

World

World Bank

Military Expenditures

Percent of GDP

A distribution of high and low-pressure zones around the globe during July, highlighting regions with significant atmospheric pressure variations.

Locations of high- and low-atmospheric pressure at mean sea level during July

High- and Low-Pressure Zones, July

The map includes high- and low-pressure zones marked with points. The detailed atmospheric pressure regions are as follows:High-Pressure Zones locations:North Pacific Ocean: One dot off the west coast of North America.South Atlantic Ocean: One dot near the Tropic of Capricorn.Indian Ocean: One dot off the coast of Australia.Low-Pressure Zones locations:North America: One dot in the central U.S. and another near the Arctic Circle.North Atlantic Ocean: One dot near the Arctic Circle.Europe and Russia: One dot over Scandinavia and another over Russia.South Pacific Ocean: One dot near the Tropic of Capricorn.

Ethnic Groups (Iraq and Iran)								Military Expenditures			High- and Low-Pressure Zones, July
Azeri	Baluchi	Kurd	Persian	Shiite Arab	Sunni Arab	Shiite and Sunni Arab	Sparsely populated	Class	Rank	Percent of GDP	High	Low








1.02%	10.7%	7.45%	35.3%	6.77%	13.7%	1.03%	2.77%

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