Iraq, Asia
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Image of Baghdad, capital city of Iraq
Iraq is an Mesopotamian state rebuilding core infrastructure, possessing vast oil resources, and fertile plains supporting wheat and date cultivation.
Iraq in one word would be “Mesopotamia,” meaning two rivers.
Iraq Flag
Iraq armorial
Iraq is a country located in the Western Asia sub‑region of the Asia continent, member of OPEC.
Iraq administrative divisions
19 governorates
- Baghdad
- Babil
- Karbala
- Duhok
- Kirkuk
- Dhi Qar
- Al-Qadisiyyah
- Basra
- Sulaymaniyah
- Erbil
- Nineveh
- Diyala
- Wasit
- Maysan
- Salah Al-Din
- Najaf
- Muthanna
- Al-Anbar
- Halabja
Easy learning about Iraq |
The capital city of Iraq is Baghdad.
| Iraq is located in | Western Asia Asia Continent Inhabitants of Iraq are called Iraqis |
| Member of | OPEC since 1960 Arab League since 1945 |
| Iraq has a population of | 45,074,049 inhabitants within a total area of 437,072 Km2 (271,583 sq mi) (2023 UN data) |
| Iraq’s Global Peace Index (GPI) | 151 (world rank position) GPI scale of 3.05 This means, the closer to 1, the more peaceful the country is... (2024 data from GPI) |
| Human Development Index (HDI) | Iraq HDI ranks in position nº 126 worldwide HDI of 0.695 (0.4 to 1) (2023 data from UNDP) |
| Iraq’s passport | allows visa-free entry to 31 countries Iraq passport ranks 100th in the world (2025 HP Index data) |
| Iraq GDP per capita is | $5,668 USD (2025 estimated data from IMF) |
| Iraq ’s LGBTI legal status | Same-sex sexual acts are illegal (2025 ILGA data) |
| Iraq EPI (English Proficiency Index) | is classified as Very low proficiency has a score of 414 ranks 107th worldwide (2024 data from EPI) |
| Latitude & Longitude | 33° 00' N, 44° 00' E Open in Google Maps |
| Neighbouring countries | Syria, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Jordan, Turkey, Kuwait. |
| Iraq Climate | mostly desert; mild to cool winters with dry, hot, cloudless summers; northern mountainous regions along Iranian and Turkish borders experience cold winters with occasionally heavy snows that melt in early spring, sometimes causing extensive flooding in central and southern Iraq |
| Most predominant religion | Muslim (official), |
| Second most predominant religion | Christian (includes Catholic, Orthodox, Protestant, Assyrian Church of the East) |
| Currency name & code | Dinar (IQD) |
| Internet ccTLD | .iq |
| Iraq calling code | +964 |
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