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==Geography== | ==Geography== | ||
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File:Iraqi_Kurdish_villagers_in_field_near_Turkish_border.jpg|Farming in Bulkhan interior | File:Iraqi_Kurdish_villagers_in_field_near_Turkish_border.jpg|Farming in Bulkhan interior | ||
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===Climate and environment=== | ===Climate and environment=== | ||
''Is your country hot or cold?'' | ''Is your country hot or cold?'' | ||
==Government and Politics== | ==Government and Politics== | ||
Bulkh is a secular {{wpl|Consociationalism|Consociational}} democratically elected oligarchic state with power being shared by the elites of the majority Muslim Arab community (68% of the population) and the minority Christian (20% of the population) and Bedouin (12% of the population) communities. Representatives to the ''Constituent Council'' are directly elected by their constituency and serve for a term of 3 years. There is a 4 term limit to service on the Constituent Council. | Bulkh is a secular {{wpl|Consociationalism|Consociational}} democratically elected oligarchic state with power being shared by the elites of the majority Muslim Arab community (68% of the population) and the minority Christian (20% of the population) and Bedouin (12% of the population) communities. Representatives to the ''Constituent Council'' are directly elected by their constituency and serve for a term of 3 years. There is a 4 term limit to service on the Constituent Council. | ||