Country Brief > Iraq
Iraq جمهورية العراق  
 

         

 


 

Location:  Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf, between Iran and Kuwait
Industries:  petroleum, chemicals, textiles, leather, construction materials, food processing, fertilizer, metal fabrication/processing
Geography:  strategic location on Shatt al Arab waterway and at the head of the Persian Gulf
Area:  total: 437,072 sq km
           land: 432,162 sq km
           water: 4,910 sq km
Budget:  revenues: $42.3 billion
              expenditures: $48.4 billion
Languages: Arabic, Kurdish (official in Kurdish regions), Turkoman (a Turkish dialect), Assyrian (Neo-Aramaic), Armenian
National Holiday:  Revolution Day, 17 July (1968) ,this holiday was celebrated under the SADDAM Husayn regime; the Government of Iraq has yet to declare a new national holiday
Currency (Code):  New Iraqi dinar (NID) as of 22 January 2004
Capital:  Baghdad
Population:  28,221,181 (July 2008 est.)
Labor Force:  7.4 million (2004 est.)
Exports:  $38.11 billion (2007 est.)
Imports:  $24.81 billion (2007 est.)
Internet Country Code:  .iq
Airports:  110 (2007) /  Paved Runways:  76
Aircraft Departures:  Not Available
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