From the moment the helicopter touches down, it's apparent there's something quite different about this corner of Iraq. Marching across the tarmac are businessmen, not soldiers, lured here by a slick marketing campaign. Signs of construction are everywhere. "The Erbil City Scheme will have around 10,000 shops and 2,000 offices", boasts project manager Jack El Boustany, describing the $400 million dollar project. Kurdistan is keen to distance itself from the rest of Iraq. It already behaves like an independent country and recently banned the Iraqi National Flag. Locals make no pretence of hiding their desire for full independence. "Independence is our right", declares President Massoud Barzani. Currently, funding for the Kurdish enclave comes from the national government. Barzani is demanding the incorporation of the oil-rich city of Kirkuk, which would give Kurdistan a chance of economic independence. But Turkey warns this is unacceptable. It has threatened to invade should Kurdistan formally declare independence. "If Turkey gives itself the right to cross our borders, we will no longer respect Turkey's borders", retorts Barzani.