U.S. medical insurance is not always valid outside the United States. Tension in the Persian Gulf region remains high because of continuing Iraqi defiance of UN Security Council resolutions. As a result, the risk of terrorism directed against U.S. citizens in Iraq remains a continuing concern. Large number of commemorative coins also been minted, some for everyday circulation, others for collectors. S ummers are very hot and dry.
Winters are warm with some rain.
No US Embassy in Iraq. U.S government not in a position to accord normal consular protective services to U.S. citizens who, despite the Travel Warning, are in Iraq. U.S. government interests are represented by the government of Poland, which, as a protecting power, is able to provide only limited emergency services to U.S. citizens.