Iraq
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| جمهورية العراق Jumhūriyat Al-ʿIrāq Republic of Iraq | |
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| Flag | Emblem |
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| Motto الله أكبر (Arabic) "Allahu Akbar" (transliteration) "God is [the] Greatest" | |
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| Anthem بلادي (My Country) | |
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| Capital (and largest city) | Baghdad 33°20′N, 44°26′E
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| Official languages | Arabic |
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| Recognized regional languages | Assyrian, Iraqi Turkmen, Kurdish |
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| Ethnic groups | 75%-80% Arab, 15%-20% Kurdish, 5% other |
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| Demonym | Iraqi |
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| Government - President - Vice-President - Prime Minister | Military dictatorship Abdul Hassan Salim Hamid Salman al-Radi Ibrahim Alwan |
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| Independence - from the Ottoman Empire - from the United Kingdom - Coup d'état | October 1, 1919 October 3, 1932 July 14, 1958 |
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| Area - Total - Water (%) | 438,317 km² 169,234 sq mi 1.1 |
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| Population - July 2008 estimate - Density | 28,221,180 64/km² 167/sq mi |
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| GDP (PPP) - Total - Per capita | 2007 estimate $102.3 billion $3,600 |
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| GDP (nominal) - Total - Per capita | 2007 estimate $76.21 trillion $2,700 |
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| Gini (2004) | 30.4 (medium) |
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| HDI (2005) |  0.667 (medium)
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| Currency | Iraqi dinar (IQD)
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| Time zone - Summer (DST) | GMT +3 (UTC +3) not observed (UTC +3) |
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| Internet TLD | .iq |
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| Calling code | +964 |
