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Iraq

Currency code: 
IQD
Currency name: 
Iraqi dinar
Country name: 
Iraq
Capital: 
Baghdad
Country code: 
IQ
Continent: 
Middle East
Independence: 
October 3, 1932
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: 
438,317
Land area: 
437,367
Water area: 
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)
Drive on: 
Right
Calling code: 
+964
Domain: 
.iq