Iraq

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جمهورية العراق
Jumhūriyat Al-ʿIrāq
Republic of Iraq

FlagofIraq.png CoatofarmsofIraq.png
Flag Emblem

Motto
الله أكبر (Arabic)
"Allahu Akbar" (transliteration)
"God is [the] Greatest"

Anthem
بلادي
(My Country)

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Capital
(and largest city)
Baghdad
33°20′N, 44°26′E

Official languages Arabic

Recognized regional languages Assyrian, Iraqi Turkmen, Kurdish

Ethnic groups 75%-80% Arab, 15%-20% Kurdish, 5% other

Demonym Iraqi

Government
 - President
 - Prime Minister
Military dictatorship
to be added
to be added

Independence
 - from the Ottoman Empire
 - from the United Kingdom
 - Coup d'état

October 1, 1919
October 3, 1932
July 14, 1958

Area
 - Total

 - Water (%)

438,317 km²
169,234 sq mi
1.1

Population
 - July 2008 estimate
 - Density
 

28,221,180
64/km²
167/sq mi

GDP (PPP)
 - Total
 - Per capita
2007 estimate
$102.3 billion
$3,600

GDP (nominal)
 - Total
 - Per capita
2007 estimate
$55.44 trillion
$1,964

Gini (2004) 43 (medium)

HDI (2005) 0.737 (medium)

Currency Iraqi dinar (IQD)

Time zone
- Summer (DST)
GMT +3 (UTC +3)
not observed (UTC +3)

Internet TLD .iq

Calling code +964
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