Iraq is an Mesopotamian state rebuilding core infrastructure, possessing vast oil resources, and fertile plains supporting wheat and date cultivation.
Iraq
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Iraq is a Country located in the Western Asia sub-region of the Asia continent, member of OPEP.
Easy learning about Iraq
The capital city of Iraq is Baghdad, capital city of Iraq.
Word: Mesopotamia
Meaning: two rivers
Basic Information
Capital City: Baghdad, capital city of Iraq
Population: 47,020,774 (UN)
Area: 437,072 km² / 271,583 sq mi
People are called: Iraqis
Type: Country
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
Where in the world is Iraq located?
Geography
Latitude: 33° 00' N
Longitude: 44° 00' E
Geographical Subregion: Western Asia
Continental Region: Asia
Borders
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
Global Indices
EF EPI Position: 107 (EF EPI)
EF EPI Score: 414 (EF EPI)
EF EPI Proficiency: Very Low Proficiency (EF EPI)
Global Peace Index Rank: 140 (GPI)
Global Peace Index Score: 2.662 (GPI)
Human Development
HDI Rank: 126 (UNDP)
HDI Value: 0.695
Mean Years of Schooling: 6.8
Expected Years of Schooling: 12.4
Life Expectancy at Birth: 72.3 Years
Religion
Most Predominant: Muslim official
Second Most Predominant: Christian includes Catholic, Orthodox, Protestant, Assyrian Church of the East
LGBTI Rights
Legal Status: Illegal (ILGA)
Legal Mechanism: N/A
Death Penalty: Yes
Maximum Prison Sentence: 15 Years
Maximum Fine: Yes
Physical Punishment: No
International Memberships
OPEP - since 1960
Arab League - since 1945
Technical Information
TLD: .iq
Calling Code: +964
MapGeo Name: Iraq
MapGeo Code: IQ