Iraq
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| Population |
8,227,763
(World Bank, World Development Indicators, Population, 1964)
8,483,109
(World Bank, World Development Indicators, Population, 1965)
8,759,064
(World Bank, World Development Indicators, Population, 1966)
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| GDP (nominal) | ||
| GDP (nominal per capita) |
4,000
(2008, US$)
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| Contained by | ||
| Area |
438,317 km² (169235 mi²)
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Country |
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| ISO Short Name |
IRAQ
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| FIPS Code |
IZ
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| National anthem |
Mawtini
(2004)
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| Calling Code |
964
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Sports Team Location |
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Flag referent |
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| Flag |
Flag of Iraq
(2008-01-22)
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Olympic participating country |
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| IOC Code |
IRQ
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Taxonomy Subject |
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Library of Congress Classification
(DS, 67, 79.9)
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Countries |
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Administrative Area |
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| Adjectival form |
Iraqi
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| Administrative parent | ||
| Administrative children | ||
| Short name |
iq
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Newspaper circulation area |
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Linguistic hint |
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| Adjectival form |
Iraqi
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Military post |
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Dated location |
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| Date founded |
1919-10-01
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Statistical region |
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| Fertility rate |
6.252
(1960)
6.364
(1961)
6.514
(1962)
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| GDP growth rate |
34.8
(1998)
24.8
(1999)
-4.3
(2000)
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| Internet users as percentage of population |
0
(1990)
0.098
(2001)
0.493
(2002)
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| Life expectancy |
70.976
(1994)
71.235
(1995)
48.854
(1960)
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| Military expenditure as percentage of GDP |
2.383
(2004)
3.577
(2005)
3.2
(2006)
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Literature Subject |
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Organization scope |
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| Organizations with this scope |
Action Party for the Independence of Kurdistan
Al Nahrain National List
Arab Unity Party
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Military Combatant |
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| Casualties |
Six-Day War
(Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Military - Wounded, 45,000)
Six-Day War
(Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Military - Dead, 21,000)
Iran-Iraq War
(Total Dead, 500,000, 1,000,000)
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| Force Deployments |
Six-Day War
(Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Infantry, 307,000)
Six-Day War
(Egypt, Jordan, Syria, 2,504, Tank)
Six-Day War
(Egypt, Jordan, Syria, 957, Military aircraft)
Iran-Iraq War
(600,000, Personnel, 1,000,000)
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| Military Conflicts | ||
Governmental Jurisdiction |
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| Government bodies |
Iraqi Governing Council
National Assembly of Iraq
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| Governing officials |
President of Iraq
(Saddam Hussein, 1979-07-16, 2003-04-09, President)
Prime Minister of Iraq
(Nouri al-Maliki, 2006-05-20, Prime minister)
President of Iraq
(Jalal Talabani, 2005-04-07, President)
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| Agencies |
Iraqi Ministry of Communications
Iraqi Ministry of Defence
Iraqi Ministry of Education
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| Government |
Federal government of Iraq
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Fictional Setting |
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Location |
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| Geolocation |
44 × 33
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| Contains | ||
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| Time zone(s) |
UTC+3
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| People born here | ||
| Adjectival form |
Iraqi
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