A passport and visa are required to travel to Iraq (along with an AIDS test if you are planning to stay longer than 5 days). Since 1991, US passports are not valid for travel in, to, or through Iraq without authorization from the Department of state. An adapter is necessary to use Iraqi electrical outlets. Although Iraq does not have an embassy in the US, it does have an interest section in the Algerian Embassy in Washington, DC. Iraqi
nation holidays are the following: New Years Day-Jan. 1, Iraqi Army Day-Jan. 6, Id al- Fitr-Apr. 16, Id al-Adha-Jun. 21, 1958 Revolution-Jul. 14, 1968 Revolution-Jul. 17, Although Iraq may have it's problems now, it is a country on the rise. It's
economy is stabilizing. and it's government is in the process of working it bugs out.
Some day, Iraq may be one of the world's superpowers, just like the US.
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