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Iraq, Asia

This post was last updated by José of onez on Monday, 21 April 2025.

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

Easy learning about Iraq

Iraq is located in Western Asia
Asia Continent
Member of OPEC since 1960
Iraq population 45 074 049 inhabitants
(2023 UN data)
Iraq Area 437 072 Km2
( 271 583 sq mi)
Latitude & Longitude 33° 00' N, 44° 00' E
Iraq Capital cityBaghdad
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 code964

Iraq administrative divisions

  • 18 governorates and 1 region*;
  • 'Al Anbar;
  • Al Basrah;
  • Al Muthanna;
  • Al Qadisiyah (Ad Diwaniyah);
  • An Najaf;
  • Arbil (Erbil) (Arabic),
  • Hewler (Kurdish);
  • As Sulaymaniyah (Arabic),
  • Slemani (Kurdish);
  • Babil;
  • Baghdad;
  • Dahuk (Arabic),
  • Dihok (Kurdish);
  • Dhi Qar;
  • Diyala;
  • Karbala';
  • Kirkuk;
  • Maysan;
  • Ninawa;
  • Salah ad Din;
  • Wasit,
  • Iraq's Kurdistan Regional Government administers Dahuk,
  • Erbil,
  • and As Sulaymaniyah

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