"As the Iraq war progresses, the need for a better understanding of the Persian Gulf region becomes increasingly necessary. Much of the debate on invading that region has focused on the military capacity of Iraq or the actions its government could take. Information on the economic, social, and environmental realities of that country and its neighbors could be informative to this debate.
Accurate information about the people and ecosystems of Iraq can raise awareness and inform discussions regarding this increasingly important area of the world and its valuable natural resources. WRI provides timely, accurate and easily accessible information on environmental, social and economic trends for all regions of the globe.
In this section, WRI draws from its much larger collection of information posted on EarthTrends
http://earthtrends.wri.org/ to provide a specific look at Iraq and the Persian Gulf area. The maps and tables here describe not only political realities, but also the underlying social, economic, and ecological conditions of the region. Information is available on fourteen countries: Iraq, Iran, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Syria, Turkey, Israel (and the Occupied Territories), Lebanon, Yemen, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, and Bahrain."
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