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Capital:
Baghdad
Government:
Federal Parliamentary Republic
Current Head of Government:
Barham Salih
Economy:
  • Agriculture: 21.6%
  • Industry: 18.7%
  • Services: 59.8%
Population:
39,650,145 (July 2021 est.)
Land Size:
438,317 sq km (60th)
Major Ethnic Groups:
  • Arab: 75%
  • Kurdish: 15%
  • Other: 10%
    • Note: Data is a 1987 government estimate; no more recent reliable numbers are available
    Religions:
    • Islam (official): 95%
    • Christianity: 1%
    • Other: 1-4%
    Languages(s):
  • Arabic (official)
  • Kurdish (offical)
  • Turkmen
  • Syriac
  • Armenian
    • Links:
  • CIA World Factbook
  • BBC News: Iraq
  • Iraq Newspaper (Arabic)
  • IQD Iraqi News
  • Iraq Daily Journal