AREA ................................................
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437.072
kmq
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POPULATION ..................................
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25.374.691 in.
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DENSITY .........................................
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58,1 in/kmq
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CAPITAL ..........................................
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Baghdad
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LANGUAGES ....................................
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Arabic, Kurdish (official in Kurdish regions), Assyrian, Armenian
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RELIGIONS ......................................
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Muslim 97% (Shi'a 60%-65%, Sunni 32%-37%), Christian or other 3%
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CURRENCY ......................................
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Iraqi dinar (NID)
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GDP per CAPITA .............................
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-
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HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX ..
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--
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LOWEST POINT ...............................
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Persic gulf 0 m
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HIGHEST POINT ..............................
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3611 m
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INDEPENDENCE ...............................
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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
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INSTITUTIONAL FORM ...................
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Republic
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WEB DOMAIN ..................................
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.iq
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COUNTRY CODE ..............................
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+964
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