Iraq covers the land between the Tigris and Euphrates where the first cities were built. Writing appears here earlier than anywhere else, in Sumerian clay tablets.
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Easy learning about Iraq
The capital city of Iraq is Baghdad, capital city of Iraq.
Word: Mesopotamia
Meaning: two rivers
Administrative Divisions
14 governorates and 4 divisions.
Governorates:
- Al Anbar
- Al Muthanna
- Al-Qādisiyyah
- Babylon
- Baghdad
- Basra
- Dhi Qar
- Diyala
- Karbala
- Maysan
- Najaf
- Nineveh
- Saladin
- Wasit
Divisions:
- Duhok Governorate
- Erbil Governorate
- IQ-TS
- Sulaymaniyah Governorate
Administrative divisions of Iraq map
Iraq is a Country of Middle East located in the Western Asia sub-region in the continent of Asia, member of OPEP.
0250 km (155 mi)500 km (311 mi)750 km (466 mi)1000 km (621 mi)
Height
-15 m (-49 ft), 75 m (246 ft), 200 m (656 ft), 400 m (1310 ft), 750 m (2460 ft), 1000 m (3280 ft), 1500 m (4920 ft), 2000 m (6560 ft), 2500 m (8200 ft), Max altitude 3596 m (11800 ft)Sea depth
0 m (0 ft), 150 m (492 ft), 600 m (1970 ft), 1800 m (5910 ft), 3200 m (10500 ft), deeper than 5200 m (17060 ft)Winter snow (approximate)
Height from west to east in Iraq
Height from south to north in Iraq
1Persian Gulf (Southeast)0 m2Tigris4 to 324 m3Euphrates1 to 164 m
Population of Iraq, 1960–2025
The World Bank: Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL): United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices
Basic Information
Capital City: Baghdad, capital city of Iraq
Population: 47,020,774 (World Bank)
Area: 437,072 km² / 271,583 sq mi
People from Iraq are called: Iraqis
Geography
Latitude: 36.323° N
Longitude: 44.540° E
Geographical Subregion: Western Asia
Continental Region: Asia
Highest Elevation Point: Cheekha Dar (3 611 m)
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
Time Zone: UTC+03:00
TLD: .iq
Calling Code: +964
MapGeo Name: Iraq
MapGeo Code: IQ