Republic of Iraq |
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Capital and largest city |
Baghdad 33°20′N 44°26′E / 33.333°N 44.433°E |
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Official languages | |||||
Religion | Islam | ||||
Demonym | Iraqi | ||||
Government | Federal parliamentary republic | ||||
Fuad Masum | |||||
Haider al-Abadi | |||||
Legislature | Council of Representatives | ||||
Independence from the United Kingdom | |||||
• Kingdom
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3 October 1932 | ||||
14 July 1958 | |||||
15 October 2005 | |||||
Area | |||||
• Total
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437,072 km2 (168,754 sq mi) (59th) | ||||
• Water (%)
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1.1 | ||||
Population | |||||
• 2016 estimate
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38,146,025 (36th) | ||||
• Density
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82.7/km2 (214.2/sq mi) (125th) | ||||
GDP (PPP) | 2017 estimate | ||||
• Total
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$612 billion (34th) | ||||
• Per capita
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$16,551 (71st) | ||||
GDP (nominal) | 2015 estimate | ||||
• Total
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$240.006 billion (47th) | ||||
• Per capita
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$6,491 (88th) | ||||
Gini (2012) | 29.5 low |
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HDI (2014) |
0.654 medium · 121st |
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Currency | Iraqi dinar (IQD) | ||||
Time zone | AST (UTC+3) | ||||
Drives on the | right | ||||
Calling code | +964 | ||||
ISO 3166 code | IQ | ||||
Internet TLD | .iq | ||||
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Coordinates: 33°N 44°E / 33°N 44°E
Iraq (/ɪˈræk/, i/ɪˈrɑːk/, or /aɪˈræk/; Arabic: العراق al-‘Irāq; Kurdish: عێراق Eraq), officially known as the Republic of Iraq (Arabic: جمهورية العـراق Jumhūrīyyat al-‘Irāq; Kurdish: كۆماريى 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 36 million citizens are Muslims, with Christianity, Yarsan, Yezidism, and Mandeanism also present. The official languages of Iraq are Arabic and Kurdish.