Iraq


 

 

Iraq flag waving

 

Country: Republic of Iraq (Arabic: Jumhūriyyah al-ʿIrāq; Kurdish: Komarî Êraq)

Georgian transcript: ერაყი (ძველბერძნული სახელწოდება: მესოპოტამია ანუ შუამდინარეთი)

Capital and largest city: Baghdad (ბაღდადი)

Continent: Asia

Official languages: Arabic, Kurdish

Recognised regional languages: Mandaic, Shabaki, Persian

Other recognised languages: Turkish, Assyrian, Armenian

Religion: Islam (98% inc. shia and sunni),  Christianity (1%)

Motto: Allāhu Akbar (in Arabic: God is the greatest)

Government: Federal parliamentary constitutional republic

Independence: 3 October 1932 (from Britain)

Population: 41 245 625 (2021)

Demonym: Iraqi

Currency: Iraqi dinar (IQD) (ერაყული დინარი)

Driving side: right

Time zone: UTC +3:00 (AST)

Calling code: +964

Internet TLD: .iq

Website: Government of Iraq

Neighbouring countries: Iran, Jordan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey

 

Iraq world map