Stafford writes that the updated table herewith corrects the total number of seats which is based on one seat per 100,000 population for a highly questionable total population of 32,300,000.

According to Stafford: Given obvious migrations into the Kurdistan Region since 2003 by returnees and those fleeing violence from other parts of the country since 2005, it is difficult to accept that such population increases are not reflected in a higher number of seats. Governorate (provincial) population increases in the total (unrealistic) figure of 32.3 million are questionably allocated largely among governorates outside the Region.

The last official figures with some semblance of official international certification were governorate figures listed in the December 2002 Distribution Plan for the UN-managed oil-for-food program. For certain parts of the country, however, these figure were estimated to have been inflated by as much as 3 million.

An East-West Institute report prepared in co-operation with their Russian partners

Here is another interesting paper, authored by Ata Qaymari, Ari Rath's Palestinian partner in the presently dormant "Partners for Peace' website:

Scenarios and Policy Options for the Palestinians - 2008

I. Introduction

This is the report by General James L. Jones USMC. (Ret) and Ambassador Thomas R. Pickering, published on 30.01.08, with recommendations for the state of Afghanistan.   

SHIITE POLITICS IN IRAQ:
THE ROLE OF THE SUPREME COUNCIL
Middle East Report N°70 - 15 November 2007

Attached please find the Joint Understanding on Negotiations that have been reached by the PLO and the Government of Israel in Annapolis, Maryland on November 27, 2007.

This valuable "Subway Map" for part of the Kurdish region of Northern Iraq was prepared by NCF friend and member, Stafford Clarry.  It is in excel.

A report by NCF member Justin Alexander for the Oxford Research Group.

Report by the Insan organisation into voting in Baghdad and Amman in December 2005