Central Iraq

Republic of Iraq جمهورية العراق (Arabic) کۆماری عێراق (Kurdish)
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: الله أكبر (Arabic) "Allahu Akbar" (transliteration) "God is the Greatest"
Anthem: "Mawtini" "موطني" "My Homeland"
Capital and largest city	Baghdad 33°20′N 44°26′E / 33.333°N 44.433°E / 33.333; 44.433
Official languages	Arabic Kurdish
Religion	Islam
Demonym	Iraqi
Government	Federal parliamentary republic
• President	Fuad Masum
• Prime Minister	Haider al-Abadi
Legislature	Council of Representatives
Independence from the United Kingdom
• Kingdom	3 October 1932 (1932-10-03)
• Republic declared	14 July 1958
• Current constitution	15 October 2005
Area
• Total	437,072 km2 (168,754 sq mi) (58th)
• Water (%)	1.1
Population
• 2016 estimate	37,202,572 (36th)
• Density	82.7/km2 (214.2/sq mi) (125th)
GDP (PPP)	2017 estimate
• Total	$612 billion (34th)
• Per capita	$16,551 (71st)
GDP (nominal)	2015 estimate
• Total	$240.006 billion (47th)
• Per capita	$6,491 (88th)
Gini (2012)	29.5 low
HDI (2014)	0.654 medium · 121st
Currency	Iraqi dinar (IQD)
Time zone	AST (UTC+3)
Drives on the	right
Calling code	+964
ISO 3166 code	IQ
Internet TLD	.iq
Constitution of Iraq, Article 4 (1st).

Coordinates: 33°N 44°E / 33°N 44°E / 33; 44

Iraq (/ɪˈræk/, /ɪˈrɑːk/ ( listen), or /aɪˈræk/; Arabic: العراق‎ al-‘Irāq; Kurdish: عێراق‎ Eraq), officially known as the Republic of Iraq (Arabic: جُمُهورية العِراق‎  Jumhūrīyyat al-‘Irāq; Kurdish: کۆماری عێراق‎ Komari Eraq) is a country in Western Asia, bordered by Turkey to the north, Iran to the east, Kuwait to the southeast, Saudi Arabia to the south, Jordan to the southwest, and Syria to the west. The capital, and largest city, is Baghdad. The main ethnic groups are Arabs and Kurds; others include Assyrians, Turkmen, Shabakis, Yazidis, Armenians, Mandeans, Circassians, and Kawliya. Around 95% of the country's 37 million citizens are Muslims, with Christianity, Yarsan, Yezidism, and Mandeanism also present. The official languages of Iraq are Arabic and Kurdish.