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| Time zone: | GMT +3 (Iraq standard time) | Daylight savings: None |
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| Main languages: | Arabic, Kurdish |
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| Other languages: | Armenian, Assyrian, Turkoman |
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| Currency: |
Iraqi dinars (IQD) €1 = IQD1331, $1 = IQD1193, £1 = IQD1587 (rates as of Sep 2016) |
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| Internet Domain: | .iq | International Dialling Code: 964 |
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For help planning your trip to Iraq including visas, vaccinations, currency exchange, flights, accomodation and insurance, see our Iraq trip planning page.
Further information on Iraq
Discover more about Iraq - the country's geogrpahy and natural features, an assessment of its status on freedom and rights and data on the country's population and economy.
Geography & Natural Features
Total area: 437,072 sq km (4,910 sq km under water)
Coastline: 58 km (Persian Gulf)
Neighbours (border lengths): Iran (1,458km), Jordan (181km), Kuwait (240km), Saudi Arabia (814km), Syria (605km), Turkey (352km)
Climate: Mostly desert climate with very hot and dry summers and short, cool winters between December and February. Northern mountainous regions have cold winters with heavy snow falls.
Highest mountain: unnamed peak (3,611m)
Freedom & Rights
Summary status and rankings for Iraq from classifications of different organisations measuring political and economic freedom, democracy and civil rights. See more details of these rankings.
| Index | Status | Rank | |
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 | Freedom in the World | Not Free | - |
 | Democracy Index | Hybrid regime | 111/167 |
 | Economic Freedom | No Data | - |
 | Press Freedom | Difficult situation | 154/179 |
 | ILGA LGBT rights | No rights | - |
 | Corruption Perceptions | High corruption | 170/174 |
| Overall Ranking: | 180/195 | ||
Other Data & Links
Full name: Republic of Iraq Status: Independent Country
Population: 32,585,692 (rank: 39/196) Density: 74.5 people/sq km (rank: 105/196)
Ethnic groups: Arab 75%-80%, Kurdish 15%-20%, Turkoman, Assyrian, or other 5%
Religions: Muslim 97% (Shia 60%-65%, Sunni 32%-37%), Christian or other 3%
GDP (PPP): $249.4 billion GDP per capita: $7,100 (rank: 113/195)
Information derived from the CIA World Factbook. Other country profiles: BBC News.