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At a Glance:
Federal Countries: 2
None. The Arab League – which includes most Middle Eastern countries but not Israel – has 22 member countries, including the Middle Eastand North Africa |
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The Forum has worked to provide information and training on federalism with support from the National Democratic Institute. The Forum also produced materials on federalism in Arabic and Kurdish for the government of Iraq and for the provincial administrations. The Forum worked with Iraqi partners to create an Iraqi Center for Federal Studies, and to increase governance capacity at both the federal and sub-national levels. Federalism in the Middle East The federation of Iraq was established by the Iraqi Transitional Government in 2005, two years after the overthrow of the dictatorship of Saddam Hussein in 2003. The current constitution of Iraq was approved by a popular referendum which took place Oct. 15, 2005. The other federation in the Middle East is the United Arab Emirates, which is composed of seven emirates: Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Ajman, Fujairah, Ras al-Khaimah, Sharjah and Umm al-Qaiwain. The Supreme Council of Rulers (the traditional, unelected emirs) forms the highest federal authority, and has both legislative and executive powers.
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Our work in the Middle East 
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