Republic of Iraq | |
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| Capital and largest city | Baghdad 33°20′N 44°23′E / 33.333°N 44.383°E |
| Official languages | [1] |
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| Demonym(s) | Iraqi |
| Government | Federal parliamentary constitutional republic |
| Barham Salih | |
| Mustafa Al-Kadhimi | |
• Speaker | Mohamed al-Halbousi |
| Medhat al-Mahmoud | |
| Legislature | Council of Representatives |
| Independence from the United Kingdom | |
| 3 October 1932 | |
| 14 July 1958 | |
| 15 October 2005 | |
| Area | |
• Total | 437,072 km2 (168,754 sq mi) (58th) |
• Water (%) | 1.1 |
| Population | |
• 2018 estimate | 38,433,600[2][3] (36th) |
• Density | 82.7/km2 (214.2/sq mi) (125th) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2019 estimate |
• Total | $733.926 billion[4] (34th) |
• Per capita | $17,952[4] (76th) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2019 estimate |
• Total | $250.070 billion[4] (48th) |
• Per capita | $6,116[4] (97th) |
| Gini (2012) | 29.5[5] low |
| HDI (2018) |  0.689[6]medium · 120th |
| Currency | Iraqi dinar (IQD) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (AST) |
| Driving side | right |
| Calling code | +964 |
| ISO 3166 code | IQ |
| Internet TLD | .iq |
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Iraq
Iraq, officially the Republic of Iraq, is a country in Western Asia, bordered by Turkey to the north, Iran to the east, Kuwait to the southeast, Saudi Arabia to the south, Jordan to the southwest and Syria to the west. The capital, and largest city, is Baghdad. Iraq is home to diverse ethnic groups including Arabs, Kurds, Assyrians, Turkmen, Shabakis, Yazidis, Armenians, Mandaeans, Circassians, Sabians and Kawliya. Around 99% of the country's 38 million citizens are Muslims, with small minorities of Christians, Yarsans, Yezidis and Mandeans also present. The official languages of Iraq are Arabic and Kurdish.