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Iraq

Iraq, officially the Republic of Iraq, is a country in West Asia. Located within the Middle East, it is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south, Turkey to the north, Iran to the east, the Persian Gulf and Kuwait to the southeast, Jordan to the southwest, and Syria to the west. The country covers an area of 438,317 square kilometres (169,235 sq mi) and has…

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Calling code
+964
Currency
Iraqi dinar (IQD)
Demonym
Iraqi
Ethnic groups (1987)
75–80% Arabs · 15–20% Kurds · 5–10% Assyrians, Turkmen, Jews, Persians, Yazidis, Mandaeans, and others
GDP (nominal)
2026 estimate
GDP .mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal}(PPP)
2026 estimate

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Iraq

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Iraq

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related to Bibliography · 231
Iraq → Abbasid Period, Achaemenid, Adam, Administrative Geography, Administrative Institutions, African Studies, Age, Alexander's Barrier, American Oriental Society, Amsterdam University Press, Amélie, An Analysis, An Introduction, Andrew, Antiquity, Aperghis, Arab Empire, Aramaic, Babylon, BABYLONIA
related to Modern Iraq · 43
Iraq → Ali, An, Arab, Baghdad, Basra, British, Cairo Conference, Despite, Eid, European, Faisal, Following, France, Ghadeer, He, However, Hussein, Hussein's, In, Iraq's
related to Republic and Ba'athist Iraq · 43
Iraq → Abd, Abdul Rahman Arif, After, Ahmed Hassan, Arif, Assyrians, Ba'ath Party, Ba'athist, Bakr, Barzani, Brigadier General, Colonel Abdul Salam Arif, February, He, However, Ilah, In, Iraq's, Iraqi, Iraqi Ba'ath Party
related to Literature · 35
Iraq → Abbasid, Abbasid Caliphate, Abu Nuwas, Al-Jahiz, Arabic, Babylonian, Baghdad, Basra, Dunya Mikhail, During, Epic, Euphrates, Gilgamesh, Hariri, House, In, Iraqi, Its, Jawahiri, Kurdish
related to Middle Ages · 32
Iraq → Abbasid, Abbasid Caliphate, Abbasid Iraq, Abi Talib, After, Ali, Alid, Baghdad, Battle, During, Egypt, Egyptian, House, In, Indian Ocean, Iraq's, Iraqi, Iraqis, Islamic Golden Age, Jewish
related to Religion · 31
Iraq → Abrahamic, An, ARDA, Association, Baghdad, Christianity, CIA World Factbook, Fallujah, In, Iraqis, Islam, Karbala, Mandaeism, Muslim, Muslims, Najaf, No, Other Muslim, Pew Research, Ramadi
related to Architecture · 29
Iraq → Abbasid, Ashkouri, Assyrian, Baghdad, Basil Bayati, Basra, BC, Botta, Calah, Cyaxares, Hisham, In, It, Khorsabad, Kouyunjik, Layard, Medes, Mesopotamian, Modern, Mosul
related to Military and law enforcement · 28
Iraq → American, Ar Rustamiyah, Before, Defense, Each, Interior, Iraqi, Iraqi Air Defence Command, Iraqi Air Force, Iraqi Army, Iraqi Army Aviation Command, Iraqi Counter Terrorism Bureau, Iraqi Navy, Iraqi Special Operations Forces, Joint Staff College, Junior Staff, Ministry, MOD, MOI, NATO Training Mission
related to Tourism · 28
Iraq → As Iraq, Babel, Babylon, Baghdad, Biblical Tower, Hanging Gardens, Iran, Iraq Museum, Iraq's, Ishtar Gate, It, Karbala, Mesopotamian, Mosul Museum, Najaf, Nasiriyya, Nineveh, Seven Wonders, Shia Islamic, Since
related to Foreign relations · 27
Iraq → After, Arab, Because, Chemical Weapons Convention, December, February, Foreign, Great Anatolia Project, Gulf Cooperation Council, In October, Iran, Iraq War, Iraq's, Kurdistan Regional Government, Kuwait, On, PKK, Prime Minister Mohammed Shia, Relations, Since

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iraqi baghdad oil country war government iraq's iran 000 mesopotamia 2003 also islam kurdish including since abbasid period population million

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IraqCalling code+9641.00infobox
IraqCapitaland largest cityBaghdad .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,…1.00infobox
IraqCurrencyIraqi dinar (IQD)1.00infobox
IraqDemonymIraqi1.00infobox
IraqEthnic groups (1987)75–80% Arabs1.00infobox
IraqEthnic groups (1987)15–20% Kurds1.00infobox
IraqEthnic groups (1987)5–10% Assyrians, Turkmen, Jews, Persians, Yazidis, Mandaeans, and others1.00infobox
IraqGDP (nominal)2026 estimate1.00infobox
IraqGDP .mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal}(PPP)2026 estimate1.00infobox
IraqGini (2012)29.5 @media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output div:not(.notheme)>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output p>.tmp-color,html.skin-them…1.00infobox
IraqGovernmentFederal parliamentary republic under confessionalism1.00infobox
IraqHDI (2024)0.712 high (122nd)1.00infobox
IraqInternet TLD.iq1.00infobox
IraqInternet TLD.العراق1.00infobox
IraqLegislatureCouncil of Representatives1.00infobox
IraqOfficial languagesArabic1.00infobox
IraqOfficial languagesKurdish1.00infobox
IraqRecognised regional languagesAssyrian1.00infobox
IraqRecognised regional languagesArmenian1.00infobox
IraqRecognised regional languagesTurkmen[a]1.00infobox
IraqReligion (2020)90–95% Islam (official) 61% Shia 35% Sunni1.00infobox
IraqReligion (2020)61% Shia1.00infobox
IraqReligion (2020)35% Sunni1.00infobox
IraqReligion (2020)5-10% other religions[b]1.00infobox
IraqTime zoneUTC+3 (AST)1.00infobox
Iraq• 2024 census46,118,793 (34th)1.00infobox
Iraq• Abbasid Caliphate750 AD1.00infobox
Iraq• Akkadian Empirec. 2334 BC1.00infobox
Iraq• Assyriac. 2025 BC1.00infobox
Iraq• Babyloniac. 1890 BC1.00infobox

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