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Iraq to impose two-day curfew for first census in decades
The Iraqi conflict began with the US-led invasion to displace Saddam
Hussin in 2003 and continued to fight against ISIS until 2017. Iraq is a
multi-ethnic state with over 70% being Iraqi Arabs and around 20% being Iraqi Kurds,
followed by Turkmen and others. Most Iraqis are Muslims, a little over 60% are
Shia and some 30% are Sunni Muslims. Demographically, nearly 60% of the
population is estimated to be 24 years or younger. Since the last census
conducted in 1997, the estimated population of Iraq has doubled to 46 million. Now,
Iraq is conducting a nationwide census in November including the Kurdistan
semi-autonomous administrative region, which was not involved in the last
census. In order to implement the nationwide population counting process, the Iraqi
government plans to impose a two-day curfew in November. While a curfew may
improve the accuracy of the census, the frequency will provide the changes in
the population, ethnicity, and demography. When will the next census be?
Read the article and learn about Iraq’s first census in 27 years.
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