Baghdad is one of the most populated cities in Iraq, and at the same time, this city is the capital of this country. Located in Asia, you may find the city easily with the following GPS coordinates: 33.20N latitude / 44.30E longitude. For routing in Baghdad, please check the free driving directions Baghdad service below.
When you visit Iraq, be prepared that the official spoken language(s) is Arabic, Kurdish, and the officially used currency is Iraqi Dinar (IQD), since 2003.
Baghdad, the capital city, has numerous population; 6 777 300 counted together with the city’s metropolitan areas. While Baghdad counts around the inhabitants mentioned earlier, the mother country, Iraq, bears 39 339 753 sum citizens spreading on its 168 048,58 sq mi / 435 244 km2 territory.
The form of the ruling government in Iraq is Federal parliamentary republic, and interestingly note that the people here share the motto: N/A, while saluting for the national anthem called: Mawtini (My Homeland).
Google maps Baghdad, and the satellite map of the city is a free and useful dynamic tool to discover the capital of Iraq and the neighboring countries like Iran, Jordan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey.
Please look at this country’s information page for a wide range of information such as economic data, population, geographical knowledge, additional Iraq Google maps, satellite imagery, etc.
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Short geographic information for Iraq
Iraq, a triangle of mountains, desert, and fertile river valley, is bounded on the east by Iran, on the north by Turkey, on the west by Syria and Jordan, and the south by Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. It is twice the size of Idaho. The country has arid desert land west of the Euphrates, a broad central valley between the Euphrates and the Tigris, and mountains in the northeast.
Driving Directions Baghdad
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