Iraq: Introduction

Capital: Baghdad

Population

Total Population: 32,030,823

Annual Growth Rate: 3.0%

Density: 73 Inhabitants/km²

Urban Population: 66.4%

Ethnic Origins: Arab 75%-80%, Kurdish 15%-20%, Turkoman, Assyrian, or other 5%.

Official Language: Arabic and Kurdish (official in Kurdish regions only)

Other Languages Spoken: Farsi, Assyrian, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Chaldean

Business Language(s): English

Religion: Muslims 97% (Shia 60%-65%, Sunni 32%-37%), Christians & Others 3%.

Literacy Rate: 74.1%

Local Time:

It is %T:%M %A In Baghdad

Exchange Rate on :

National Currency: Iraqi Dinar (IQD)

Country Overview

Area: 438,320 km²

Type of State: Democratic Republic.

Type of Economy: Lower-middle-income economy.
High level of violence; importance of petroleum and international aid in the economy.

Note: (*) The HDI, Human Development Index, is an Indicator Which Synthesizes Several Data Such as Life Expectancy, Level of Education, Professional Careers, Access to Culture etc.

F° | C°

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Low: 2° | High: 16°

Humidity: 57% | Wind: 4 km/h
Sunrise: 6:54 am | Sunset: 5:36 pm

Baghdad, Source: Yahoo Weather

Telecommunication

Telephone Code:
To Make a Call From Iraq, Dial 00
To Make a Call to Iraq, Dial +964

Internet Suffix: .iq

Telephone Lines: 3.6 per 100 Inhabitants

Internet Users: 0.9 per 100 Inhabitants

Foreign Trade in Figures

Foreign Trade Indicators	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
Imports of Goods (million USD)	20,892	21,516	33,000	37,000	42,500
Exports of Goods (million USD)	29,361	41,268	61,273	41,929	53,050
Imports of Services (million USD)	5,030	4,741	6,984	-	-
Exports of Services (million USD)	353	839	1,739	-	-

Source: WTO - World Trade Organization - Last Available Data.

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