Regions of Iraq
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A Region of Iraq is a subdivision created by the constitution that was ratified in October 2005. The law affords the provinces the opportunity to form autonomous regions via referendum according to Chapter Five, Part One:
*Part One: Regions The country's future Regions of Iraq are to be established from its current 18 Governorates (or provinces). Any single province, or group of provinces, is entitled to request that it be recognized as a region, with such a request being made by either two-thirds of the members of the provincial councils in the provinces involved or by one-tenth of the registered voters in the province(s) in question.
Federal region status provides enhanced legal status and potentially additional revenues. Under the constitution, regions are entitled to an equitable share of the revenues, including those from oil.
As of 2009 there is only one region in existence - the Iraqi Kurdistan Region which was recognized as a region under article 113 of the constitution. In January 2009 a petition drive to hold a referendum to make Basra a region failed to gather sufficient signatures.[1].
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- ^ Karadsheh, Jomana. "Basra's bid for autonomy stalls". CNN World. http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/21/iraq.basra.petition/index.html. Retrieved on 2009-03-08.
