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Iraq, Asia

This post was last updated by José of onez on Monday, 19 May 2025.

Baghdad, capital city of Iraq

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

Flag of Iraq

Iraq armorial

armorial of Iraq

Iraq is a country located in the Western Asia sub‑region of the Asia continent, member of OPEC.

Easy learning about Iraq

The capital city of Iraq is Baghdad.

Iraq is located in Western Asia
Asia Continent
Member of OPEC since 1960
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
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Neighbouring countriesSyria, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Jordan, Turkey, Kuwait.
Iraq Climatemostly 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 religionMuslim (official),
Second most predominant religionChristian (includes Catholic, Orthodox, Protestant, Assyrian Church of the East)
Currency name & code Dinar (IQD)
Internet ccTLD.iq
Iraq calling code+964

Iraq administrative divisions

18 governorates (muhafazat (Arabic)

  1. parezgakan (Kurdish))

    1. 'Al Anbar

      1. Al Basrah

        1. Al Muthanna

          1. Al Qadisiyah (Ad Diwaniyah)

            1. An Najaf

              1. Arbil (Erbil) (Arabic),
              2. Hewler (Kurdish)

                1. As Sulaymaniyah (Arabic),
                2. Slemani (Kurdish)

                  1. Babil

                    1. Baghdad

                      1. Dahuk (Arabic),
                      2. Dihok (Kurdish)

                        1. Dhi Qar

                          1. Diyala

                            1. Karbala'

                              1. Kirkuk

                                1. Maysan

                                  1. Ninawa

                                    1. Salah ad Din

                                      1. Wasit

                                      note - Iraq's Kurdistan Regional Government administers Arbil, Dahuk, and As Sulaymaniyah (as Hewler, Dihok, and Slemani respectively)

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