Iraq

Basic facts about Iraq

Country name: Iraq
Capital: Baghdad
Country code: 295
Continent: Middle East
Currency name: Iraqi dinar
Independence: 1932-10-03 00:00:00
Independent from: 3 October 1932 from League of Nations mandate under British administration; note - on 28 June 2004 the Coalition Provisional Authority transferred sovereignty to the Iraqi Interim Government
Total area (km2): 438,317
Land area (km2): 437,367
Water area (km2): 950
Population: 31,858,481
Population note: 31,858,481 (July 2013 est.)
Official language: Arabic Kurdish
All languages: Arabic (official), Kurdish (official), Turkmen (a Turkish dialect) and Assyrian (Neo-Aramaic) are official in areas where they constitute a majority of the population), Armenian
Time zone: Arabia Standard Time (UTC+3) - Summer (DST) not observed (UTC+3)
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Drive on: right
Calling code: +964
Domain: .iq