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) |
Date format: |
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Drive on: |
right |
Calling code: |
+964 |
Domain: |
.iq |