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Republic of Iraq
  • جمهورية العراق (Arabic)
  • کۆماری عێراق (Kurdish)
Motto: الله أكبر (Arabic)
"Allahu Akbar(transliteration)
"God is the Greatest"
Anthem: "Mawṭinī"
"موطني"
(English: "My Homeland")
Location of Iraq
Capital
and largest city
Baghdad
33°20′N44°23′E / 33.333°N 44.383°E / 33.333; 44.383
Official languages
  • Recognised regional languages
Ethnic groups
(2019[2][3])
Religion
Demonym(s)Iraqi
GovernmentFederal parliamentary republic
Barham Salih
Mustafa Al-Kadhimi
• Speaker
Mohamed al-Halbousi
Medhat al-Mahmoud
LegislatureCouncil of Representatives
Establishment
3 October 1932
14 July 1958
15 October 2005
Area
• Total
438,317 km2 (169,235 sq mi) (58th)
• Water (%)
4.62 (as of 2015)[4]
Population
• 2020 estimate
Increase 40,222,503[5] (36th)
• Density
82.7/km2 (214.2/sq mi) (125th)
GDP (PPP)2020 estimate
• Total
$399.400billion[6] (46)
• Per capita
$10,175[7] (111th)
GDP (nominal)2019 estimate
• Total
$250.070 billion[8] (48th)
• Per capita
$4,474[8] (97th)
Gini (2012)29.5[9]
low
HDI (2019)Decrease 0.674[10]
medium · 123rd
CurrencyIraqi dinar (IQD)
Time zoneUTC+3 (AST)
Driving sideright
Calling code+964
ISO 3166 codeIQ
Internet TLD.iq
  1. Constitution of Iraq, Article 4 (1st).

Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021


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