October | United Kingdom | Permanent Member

November | United States | Permanent Member

December | Bahrain | 31 December 1999

Brazil | 31 December 1999

China | Permanent Member

Costa Rica | 31 December 1998

Appendix E

The United Nations was established in the aftermath of a devastating war to help stabilize international relations and give peace a more secure foundation.

The Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded five times to the United Nations and its organizations.

Appendix F

Country Profile

Iraq |

General

Size: | 437,072 sq. km

Location: | Middle East

Population: | 21.4 million

Government: | Republic

Leader: | President Saddam Hussein

People

Languages | Arabic, Kurdish (official in Kurdish regions), Assyrian, Armenian

Major Religions | Muslim 97% (Shi'a 60%-65%, Sunni 32%-37%), Christian or other 3%

Ethnic groups | Arab 75%-80%, Kurdish 15%-20%, Turkoman, Assyrian or other 5%

Growth rate | 3.69%

Birth rate | 43.07 births/1,000

Death rate | 6.57 deaths/1,000

Fertility rate | 6.41 children/woman

Male life expectancy | 65

Female life expectancy | 68

Infant mortality rate | 60 deaths/1,000 live births

Economy

Labor force | 4.4 million

Unemployment rate | N/A

Inflation Rate | N/A

Gross domestic product (total value of goods and services produced annually) | $41.1 billion (1995 est.)

Budget | N/A

Debt | $50.0 billion (1989)

Exports | N/A

Imports | N/A

Defense spending | N/A

Highways | 45,554 km (1989)

Appendix G

Saddam Hussein

President of Iraq