 Iraq
Facts and Figures
Source: CIA World Factbook |
| Coordinates |
33 00 N, 44 00 E |
| Area |
total: 437,072 sq km land: 432,162 sq km water: 4,910 sq km |
| Climate |
mostly desert; mild to cool winters with dry, hot, cloudless summers; northern mountainous regions along Iranian and Turkish borders experience cold winters with occasionally heavy snows that melt in early spring, sometimes causing extensive flooding in central and southern Iraq |
| Terrain |
mostly broad plains; reedy marshes along Iranian border in south with large flooded areas; mountains along borders with Iran and Turkey |
| Population |
27,499,638 (July 2007 est.) |
| Languages |
Arabic, Kurdish (official in Kurdish regions), Assyrian, Armenian |
| Imports |
food, medicine, manufactures |
| Exports |
crude oil 84%, crude materials excluding fuels 8%, food and live animals 5% |
| Hazards |
dust storms, sandstorms, floods |
| Resources |
petroleum, natural gas, phosphates, sulfur |
| Geography |
strategic location on Shatt al Arab waterway and at the head of the Persian Gulf |
| Nationality |
noun: Iraqi(s) adjective: Iraqi |
| Capital |
name: Baghdad geographic coordinates: 33 21 N, 44 25 E time difference: UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins 1 April; ends 1 October |
| Internet Country Code |
.iq |
| Internet Users |
36,000 (2005) |
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