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Thursday, 30 April 2009 09:45 |
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Area
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19070 sq km
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| International Borders |
Iran, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia |
| Population |
2.8 million
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Population Density
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130,3 persons per km2
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Other large towns
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Abul Khasib, Al Fao, Al Zubair, Qurna,Um Qasir
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| Language |
Arabic |
| Currency |
Iraqi Dinar |
| Timing |
GMT. + 3 |
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Phone Code
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00964 |
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Major seaports
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Umm Qasr, Khor Al Zubair, Abu Flous, Ma'aqal, Iraq Great Port
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| Working days |
Sunday to Thursday (Regarding to Public sector).
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Weekends
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Friday and Saturday |
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Major Industries
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Oil, oil processing , shipping, agriculture, tomato paste, dates, fishing and fisheries
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Infrastructure
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Some of Iraq's largest oil fields are in Basra, as well as major refining and export facilities.
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| Education |
One university (Basra University, 7000 students), 320 secondary schools, 14 vocational schools (commercial, industrial and technical), 14 teacher training institutes
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Health
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Basra has 15 hospitals and 39 Primary healthcare centers. In 2003 there were 862 general practice medical doctors in the province, both male and female. Basra has over 2500 in-patient hospital beds. |
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Basra Profile 
