Iraq
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| جمهورية العراق Jumhūriyyat ul-ʿIrāq Republic of Iraq | |
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| Flag | Coat of arms |
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| Motto الله أكبر (Arabic) "Allahu Akbar" (transliteration) "God is the Greatest" | |
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| Anthem Ardulfurataini Watan | |
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| Capital (and largest city) | Baghdad 33°20′N, 44°26′E |
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| Official language(s) | Arabic |
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| Demonym | Iraqi |
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| Government - President | Republic Saddam Hussein |
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| Independence - from the Ottoman Empire - from the United Kingdom | October 1, 1919 October 3, 1932 |
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| Area - Total - Water (%) | 376,135 km² 145,226 sq mi negligible |
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| Population - July 2007 est. - Density | 26,205,197 69.67 /km² 180.44 /sq mi |
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| GDP (PPP) - Total - Per capita | 2006 estimate $379.98 billion $14,500 |
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| Gini | 33.9 (medium) |
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| HDI |  0.799 (medium)
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| Currency | Iraqi dinar (IQD)
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| Time zone - Summer (DST) | AST (UTC +3) ADT (UTC +4) |
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| Internet TLD | .iq |
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| Calling code | +964 |
