Iraq

Iraq

sovereign state, country

Part of	Middle East, West Asia
Year dem found am	1932
Name in native language	جمهوریة العراق, کۆماری عێراق
Official language	Arabic, Kurdish
Anthem	Mawtini
Culture	culture of Iraq
Motto	Takbir
Continent	Asia
Country	Iraq
Capital	Baghdad
Located in time zone	UTC+03:00, Asia/Baghdad
Coordinate location	33°0′0″N 43°0′0″E
Coordinates of easternmost point	29°58′48″N 48°28′12″E
Coordinates of northernmost point	37°22′48″N 42°48′0″E
Coordinates of southernmost point	29°3′40″N 46°25′34″E
Coordinates of westernmost point	33°22′29″N 38°47′37″E
Highest point	Cheekha Dar
Lowest point
Government ein basic form	federal republic, federation
Office held by head of state	President of Iraq
State ein head	Abdul Latif Rashid
Office head of government hold	Prime Minister of Iraq
Government ein head	Muhammad Shia' al-Sudani
Legislative body	Council of Representatives of Iraq
Central bank	Central Bank of Iraq
Currency	Iraqi dinar
Coextensive with	Asia/Baghdad
Driving side	right
Electrical plug type	Europlug, AC power plugs and sockets: British and related types, BS 1363
Dey follow	Kingdom of Iraq
Dey replace	Coalition Provisional Authority
Dema official website
Hashtag	Iraq, iraq
Top-level Internet domain	.iq
Flag	flag of Iraq
Coat of arms	coat of arms of Iraq
Geography of topic	geography of Iraq
Get characteristic	not-free country
History of topic	history of Iraq
Official religion	Islam
‎most populous urban area	Baghdad
Economy of topic	economy of Iraq
Demographics of topic	demographics of Iraq
Mobile country code	418
Country calling code	+964
Trunk prefix	0
Emergency phone number	911, 104, 115, 122
Licence plate code	IRQ
Maritime identification digits	425
Unicode character	🇮🇶
Category for maps or plans	Category:Maps of Iraq

Iraq, officially de Republic of Iraq, be a country insyd West Asia. E be bordered by Saudi Arabia to de south, Turkey to de north, Iran to de east, de Persian Gulf den Kuwait to de southeast, Jordan to de southwest, den Syria to de west. De country dey cover an area of 438,317 square kilometres (169,235 sq mi) wey e get a population of over 46 million, wey dey make am de 58th largest country by area den de 31st most populous insyd de world. Baghdad, home to over 8 million people, be de capital city den de largest insyd de country.

A federal parliamentary republic, dem dey consider Iraq an emerging middle power. E be home to a diverse population, geography den wildlife. Chaw Iraqis be Muslim, while significant minorities dey include Christians, Mandaeans, Yazidis, Yarsanis den Jews. Iraqis be ethnically diverse; mostly Arabs, as well as Kurds, Turkmen, Yazidis, Assyrians, Armenians, Domcs, den Shabakis. Arabic den Kurdish be de official languages of Iraq, while dem dey speak Suret, Turkish den Mandaic regionally. Iraq, home to one of de largest oil reserves insyd de world, get a significant oil den gas industry. E sanso be popular for ein agriculture den tourism. At present, Iraq dey rebuild plus foreign support.

Administrative divisions

Iraq be composed of nineteen governorates (anaa provinces) (Arabic: muhafadhat, singular muhafadhah). De governorates be subdivided into districts (anaa qadhas), wich further be divided into sub-districts (anaa nawāḥī).

• Dohuk
• Nineveh
• Erbil
• Kirkuk
• Sulaymaniyah
• Saladin
• Al Anbar
• Baghdad
• Diyala
• Karbala
• Babylon
• Wasit
• Najaf
• Al-Qadisiyyah
• Maysan
• Muthanna
• Dhi Qar
• Basra
• Halabja

Demographics

Cities and towns

Main article: List of cities in Iraq

Largest cities anaa towns insyd Iraq
Rank	Name	Governorate	Pop.	Rank	Name	Governorate	Pop.
1	Baghdad	Baghdad	6,719,477	11	Hillah	Babylon	455,741
2	Mosul	Nineveh	1,361,819	12	Diwaniyah	Al-Qādisiyyah	403,796
3	Basra	Basra	1,340,827	13	Kut	Wasit	389,376
4	Erbil	Erbil	1,550,071	14	Dohuk	Dohuk	340,871
5	Kirkuk	Kirkuk	972,272	15	Az Zubayr	Basra	300,751
6	Najaf	Najaf as-Sharif	747,261	16	Baqubah	Diyala	279,133
7	Karbala	Karbala	711,530	17	Fallujah	Anbar	250,884
8	Sulaymaniyah	Sulaymaniyah	676,492	18	Ramadi	Anbar	223,525
9	Nasiriyah	Dhi Qar	558,446	19	Samawah	Muthanna	221,743
10	Amarah	Maysan	527,472	20	Zakho	Dohuk	211,964

Bibliography

• Bosworth, C. E. (1998). "ʿErāq-E ʿAjam(ī)". Encyclopaedia Iranica, Vol. VIII, Fasc. 5. p. 538.
• Shadid, Anthony 2005. Night Draws Near. Henry Holt and Co., NY, US. ISBN 0-8050-7602-6.
• Hanna Batatu, "The Old Social Classes and the Revolutionary Movements of Iraq", Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1978.
• Charles Glass, "The Northern Front: A Wartime Diary"' Saqi Books, London, 2004. ISBN 0-86356-770-3
• A Dweller in Mesopotamia, being the adventures of an official artist in the garden of Eden, by Donald Maxwell, 1921 (a searchable facsimile at the University of Georgia Libraries; DjVu & layered PDF format).
• By Desert Ways to Baghdad, by Louisa Jebb (Mrs. Roland Wilkins) With illustrations and a map, 1908 (1909 ed.) (a searchable facsimile at the University of Georgia Libraries; DjVu & layered PDF format).
• Benjamin Busch, "'Today is Better than Tomorrow'. A Marine returns to a divided Iraq", Harper's Magazine, October 2014, pp. 29–44.
• Global Arms Exports to Iraq 1960–1990, Rand Research report
• Lyman, Robert (2006). Iraq 1941: The Battles for Basra, Habbaniya, Fallujah and Baghdad. Campaign. Oxford: Osprey. ISBN 1-84176-991-6.
• Polk, William Roe (2005). Understanding Iraq. I.B. Tauris. ISBN 978-0-85771-764-1.
• Simons, Geoff (1996). Iraq: From Sumer to Saddam. St. Martin's Press. ISBN 978-0-312-16052-4.

Read further

• "Iraqi Constitution" (PDF). Ministry of Interior – General Directorate For Nationality. 30 January 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 November 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
• Tripp, Charles R. H. (2002). A History of Iraq. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-87823-4.

External links

• Key Development Forecasts for Iraq from International Futures

Government

• Ur Portal – gateway to government sites
• Presidency – official website of the president of Iraq
• Prime Minister – official website of the prime minister of Iraq
• Statistics – Official website of Central Statistical Organization

History

• "History" – Iraqi History at Embassy of the Republic of Iraq in Washington

Maps

• Geographic data related to Iraq at OpenStreetMap