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Capital Iraq : |
Baghdad .
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| Land Boudaries Border Country Iraq :
| Iran 1,458 km, Jordan 181 km, Kuwait 240 km, Saudi Arabia 814 km, Syria 605 km, Turkey 352 km .
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| Climate Iraq :
| 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 .
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| Life expectancy Iraq :
| 68.26 years .
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| Fertility rate Iraq :
| 4.4 children born/woman (2004 est.) .
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| Government type Iraq :
| none; note - the Interim Government was appointed on 1 June 2004 .
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| Population Iraq :
| 25,374,691 (July 2004 est.) .
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| Area Total Iraq :
| 437,072 sq km .
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| Telephones Main Lines In Use Iraq :
| 675,000; note - an unknown number of telephone lines were damaged or destroyed during the March-April 2003 war (2003) .
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| Telephones Mobile Cellular Iraq :
| 20,000 (2002) .
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| International Country Code Iraq :
| 964.
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| Sex ratio total Iraq :
| 1.02 male(s)/female (2004 est.) .
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| Sex Iraq ratio under 15 :
| 1.03 male(s)/female .
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| Sex Iraq ratio 15 64 :
| 1.03 male(s)/female .
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| Sex Iraq ratio 65 :
| 0.89 male(s)/female .
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| Current account balance Iraq :
| $1.136 billion (2003) |
| HIV Iraq :
| less than 0.1% (2001 est.) |
| Population below poverty line Iraq :
| NA |
| Literacy Iraq :
| 40,40% |
| House hold income lowest than 10% Iraq :
| NA |
| House hold income highest than 10% Iraq :
| NA |
| Inflation Iraq :
| 29.3% (2003 est.) |
| Unemployment Rate Iraq :
| NA (2003 est.) |
| Internet Users Iraq :
| 25,000 (2002) |
| Location Iraq :
| Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf, between Iran and Kuwait |
| Geographic Coordinates Iraq :
| 33 00 N, 44 00 E |
| Religion Iraq :
| Muslim 97% (Shi'a 60%-65%, Sunni 32%-37%), Christian or other 3% |
| Administrative region Iraq :
| 18 governorates (muhafazat, singular - muhafazah); Al Anbar, Al Basrah, Al Muthanna, Al Qadisiyah, An Najaf, Arbil, As Sulaymaniyah, At Ta'mim, Babil, Baghdad, Dahuk, Dhi Qar, Diyala, Karbala', Maysan, Ninawa, Salah ad Din, Wasit |
| Terrain Iraq :
| mostly broad plains; reedy marshes along Iranian border in south with large flooded areas; mountains along borders with Iran and Turkey |
| Elevation extremes lowest Iraq :
| Persian Gulf 0 m |
| Elevation extremes highest Iraq :
| unamed peak 3,611 m; note - this peak is not Gundah Zhur 3,607 m or Kuh-e Hajji-Ebrahim 3,595 m |
| Natural resources Iraq :
| petroleum, natural gas, phosphates, sulfur |
| Land use arable land Iraq :
| 13,15% |
| Land use permanentcrops Iraq :
| 0,78% |
| Irrigated land Iraq :
| 35,250 sq km (1998 est.) |
| Natural hazards Iraq :
| dust storms, sandstorms, floods |
| Environment current issues Iraq :
| government water control projects have drained most of the inhabited marsh areas east of An Nasiriyah by drying up or diverting the feeder streams and rivers; a once sizable population of Marsh Arabs, who inhabited these areas for thousands of years, has been displaced; furthermore, the destruction of the natural habitat poses serious threats to the area's wildlife populations; inadequate supplies of potable water; development of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers system contingent upon agreements with upstream riparian Turkey; air and water pollution; soil degradation (salination) and erosion; desertification |
| Geography note Iraq :
| strategic location on Shatt al Arab waterway and at the head of the Persian Gulf |
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Divisions
Al Anbar
Al Basrah
Al Muthanna
Al Qadisiyah
An Najaf
Arbil
As Sulaymaniyah
At Ta'mim
Babil
Baghdad
Dahuk
Dhi Qar
Diyala
Karbala'
Maysan
Ninawa
Salah ad Din
Wasit
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