Iraq

Asia · Western Asia

Iraq

Republic of Iraq
Asia · Western Asia · Capital: Baghdad

Quick facts about Iraq

Official name	Republic of Iraq
Capital	Baghdad
Continent & subregion	Asia · Western Asia
Population	45,074,049 people (world rank 35)
Area	438,317 km²
Density	103 people/km²
Share of world population	0.56% of 8,037,699,775
GDP (nominal)	US$268.9 billion
Urbanisation	69.9% urban population
Life expectancy	72.3 years
Currency	Iraqi dinar (ع.د) — IQD
Languages	Arabic, Aramaic, Sorani
Internet domain	`.iq`
Calling code	+964
Status	Sovereign state

Development & environment in numbers

GDP per Capita	US$5,965 · see world ranking
Internet Users	81.8% · see world ranking
Fertility Rate	3.2 children per woman · see world ranking
Infant Mortality	20.7 per 1,000 births · see world ranking
CO₂ Emissions per Capita	5.2 tonnes CO₂ · see world ranking
Forest Cover	1.6% · see world ranking

These come from the World Bank Open Data 2023 series, the same source behind the world indicator rankings. A blank simply means Iraq did not report that figure.

Neighbours (land borders)

Iran Jordan Kuwait Saudi Arabia Syria Türkiye

The geographic position is roughly 33°, 44°.

Flags: flagcdn.com; population, GDP, urbanisation, life expectancy and every development indicator above: World Bank Open Data (2023 series); base data: the open-source world-countries package — all of it free, with no registration.