TEFL Jobs in Iraq
The recent and sudden increase in the demand for English speakers in Iraq has meant that there are a number of TEFL positions in Iraq and worldwide. Most countries require that you have a minimum of a Bachelors degree but it is still possible to gain an TEFL position in some countries with no qualifications if you are a native speaker.
There are many web sites that offer details of TEFL Jobs that are available worldwide including this one. Unlike some other sites though, ESL Junction will not charge you for this or any other service. Below you can find more information about Iraq
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Country Information - Iraq |
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Republic of Iraq National name: Jumhouriyat Al Iraq President: Jalal Talabani (2005) Prime Minister: Ibrahim al-Jaafari (2005) Area: 168,753 sq mi (437,072 sq km) Population (2005 est.): 26,074,906 (growth rate: 2.7%); birth rate: 32.5/1000; infant mortality rate: 50.2/1000; life expectancy: 68.7; density per sq mi: 155 Capital and largest city (2003 est.): Baghdad, 6,777,300 (metro. area), 5,772,000 (city proper) Largest cities: Mosul, 1,791,600; Basra, 1,377,000; Irbil, 864,900; Kirkuk, 755,700 Monetary unit: U.S. dollar Languages: Arabic (official), Kurdish (official in Kurdish regions), Assyrian, Armenian Ethnicity/race: Arab 75%-80%, Kurdish 15%-20%, Turkoman, Assyrian, or other 5% Religions: Islam 97% (Shiite 60%-65%, Sunni 32%-37%), Christian or other 3% Literacy rate: 40% (2003 est.) Economic summary: GDP/PPP (2004 est.): $89.8 billion; per capita $3,500 . Real growth rate: 52.3%. Inflation: 25.4%. Unemployment: 25% to 30%. Arable land: 13%. Agriculture: wheat, barley, rice, vegetables, dates, cotton; cattle, sheep. Labor force: 6.7 million; agriculture n.a., industry n.a., services n.a. Industries: petroleum, chemicals, textiles, construction materials, food processing. Natural resources: petroleum, natural gas, phosphates, sulfur. Exports: $7.542 billion (f.o.b., 2003, est.): crude oil. Imports: $6.521 billion (f.o.b., 2003 est.): food, medicine, manufactures. Major trading partners: U.S., Canada, France, Jordan, Netherlands, Italy, Morocco, Spain, China, Germany, Russia, Australia, Vietnam, Japan. Communications: Telephones: main lines in use: 675,000 (1997); note: an unknown number of telephone lines were damaged or destroyed during the March-April 2003 war; mobile cellular: n.a.; service available in northern Iraq (2001). Radio broadcast stations: AM 19 (5 are inactive), FM 51, shortwave 4 (1998). Radios: 4.85 million (1997). Television broadcast stations: 13 (1997); note: unknown number were destroyed during the March-April 2003 war. Televisions: 1.75 million (1997). Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 1 (2000). Internet users: 12,500 (2001). Transportation: Railways: total: 1,963 km (2003). Highways: total: 45,550 km; paved: 38,399 km; unpaved: 7,151 km (2000 est.). Waterways: 1,015 km; Shatt al Arab is usually navigable by maritime traffic for about 130 km; channel has been dredged to 3 m and is in use; Tigris and Euphrates Rivers have navigable sections for shallow-draft watercraft; Shatt al Basrah canal was navigable by shallow-draft craft before closing in 1991 because of the Gulf war. Ports and harbors: Umm Qasr, Khawr az Zubayr, and Al Basrah have limited functionality. Airports: 150 (2002); note: unknown number were damaged during the March-April 2003 war. International disputes: despite restored diplomatic relations in 1990, disputes with Iran over maritime and land boundaries, navigation channel, and other issues from eight-year war persist; land and Shatt al Arab boundary demarcation put an end to claims to Kuwait and to Bubiyan and Warbah islands, but no maritime boundary exists with Kuwait in the Persian Gulf; Iraq protests Turkey's hydrological projects to regulate the Tigris and Euphrates rivers upstream.
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