Location: Southwest Asia
Official name: Republic of Iraq
Formation (date of independence / date current borders were established): 1932 / 1990
Capital city: Baghdad
Population: 31.5 million / 187 people per sq mile (72 people per sq km)
Total land area: 168,753 square miles (437,072 square km)
Language(s) spoken: Arabic (official language), Kurdish (official language), Turkic, Armenian, Assyrian
Main religions: Shi’a Muslim 60%, Sunni Muslim 35%, Other (including Christian) 5%
Ethnic mix: Arab 80%, Kurdish 15%, Turkmen 3%, Other 2%
Government type: Parliamentary system
Currency: New Iraqi dinar = 1000 fils
Literacy rate: 78%
Calorie consumption (daily per person): 2197 kilocalories
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