Official Name: The Republic of Iraq
Capital City: Baghdad
Location: 33 00 N, 44 00 E
Population: 38,872,655 (July 2020)
Land: 437,072 sq. km
Water: 950 sq. km
Currency: Iraqi dinars (IQD)
GDP (per capita): $16,700
Dominant religion: Muslim (95%), Christian (1%), Other (4%)
Languages: Arabic, Kurdish (official), Turkmen, Syriac, Armenian (only official in some areas).
Iraq is located in the Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf, and sharing borders with Iran, Jordan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Syria and Turkey. Read more…