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Facts about Iraq from the 1999 NYT Almanac:
<p>Population: 20,722,287(1998 est.)
<p>Comparative area: Slightly more than twice the size of Idaho.
<p>Land use: <b>12% arable;</b> <b>0%permanent crops</b>; <b>9%meadows
and pastures</b>;
<b>0% forest</b> <b>and woodland</b>; <b>79%other; includes 4% irrigated</b>.
<p><b>GDP: 42.8 Billion, $2,000 per capita (1997 est.)</b>
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<br>Tom L.<b> :~(</b></html>