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Photo Gallery	IRAQ Country Name Republic of Iraq Capital Baghdad Currency New Iraqi dinar Religion Muslim Surface Area 437,072 sq km Population 26,074,906 Nationality Iraqi Languages Arabic, Kurdish	Click to Enlarge the Map

Geographical Information
Map Location Middle East Geographical Location 33° 00' North Latitude 44° 00' East Longitude Surface Area 437,072 sq km Climate Mostly desert; mild to cool winters with dry, hot, cloudless summers; northern mountainous regions along Iranian and Turkish borders experience cold winters with occasionally heavy snows that melt in early spring, sometimes causing extensive flooding in central and southern Iraq Natural Resources Petroleum, natural gas, phosphates, sulfur
Political Information
Country Name Republic of Iraq Capital City Baghdad Government Type none Note - the Iraqi Interim Government (IG) was appointed on 1 June 2004 Administrative Divisions 18 governorates (muhafazat, singular - muhafazah); Al Anbar, Al Basrah, Al Muthanna, Al Qadisiyah, An Najaf, Arbil, As Sulaymaniyah, At Ta'mim, Babil, Baghdad, Dahuk, Dhi Qar, Diyala, Karbala', Maysan, Ninawa, Salah ad Din, Wasit Independence Day 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
Demographical Information
Population 26,074,906 (July 2005 est.) Nationality Iraqi Ethnic Groups Arab 75%-80%, Kurdish 15%-20%, Turkoman, Assyrian or other 5% Religion Muslim 97% (Shi'a 60%-65%, Sunni 32%-37%), Christian or other 3% Languages Arabic, Kurdish (official in Kurdish regions), Assyrian, Armenian Population Growth Rate 2.7% (2005 est.)
Economical Information
Currency New Iraqi dinar (NID) as of 22 January 2004 Industries Petroleum, chemicals, textiles, construction materials, food processing, fertilizer, metal fabrication/processing Labor Force 6.7 million (2004 est.) Labor Force by Sectors Agriculture NA, industry NA, services NA Agriculture Products Wheat, barley, rice, vegetables, dates, cotton; cattle, sheep, poultry Export Commodities Crude oil (83.9%), crude materials excluding fuels (8.0%), food and live animals (5.0%) Export Partners US 55.8%, Spain 8%, Japan 7.3%, Italy 6.5%, Canada 5.8% (2004) Import Commodities Food, medicine, manufactures Import Partners Turkey 25%, US 11.1%, Jordan 10%, Vietnam 7.7%, Germany 5.6%, Australia 4.8% (2004)
Transportation
Railways 1,963 km Highways 45,550 km Pipelines Gas 1,739 km; oil 5,418 km; refined products 1,343 km (2004) Airports 111; note : unknown number were damaged during the March-April 2003 war (2004 est.) Ports and Harbors Umm Qasr, Khawr az Zubayr, and Al Basrah have limited functionality
Communication
Phone Code +964 Internet Abbreviation .iq
Other
Short History Formerly part of the Ottoman Empire, Iraq was occupied by Britain during the course of World War I; in 1920, it was declared a League of Nations mandate under UK administration. In stages over the next dozen years, Iraq attained its independence as a kingdom in 1932. A "republic" was proclaimed in 1958, but in actuality a series of military strongmen ruled the country, the latest was SADDAM Husayn. Territorial disputes with Iran led to an inconclusive and costly eight-year war (1980-88). In August 1990, Iraq seized Kuwait, but was expelled by US-led, UN coalition forces during the Gulf War of January-February 1991. Following Kuwait's liberation, the UN Security Council (UNSC) required Iraq to scrap all weapons of mass destruction and long-range missiles and to allow UN verification inspections. Continued Iraqi noncompliance with UNSC resolutions over a period of 12 years resulted in the US-led invasion of Iraq in March 2003 and the ouster of the SADDAM Husayn regime. Coalition forces remain in Iraq, helping to restore degraded infrastructure and facilitating the establishment of a freely elected government, while simultaneously dealing with a robust insurgency. The Coalition Provisional Authority transferred sovereignty to the Iraqi Interim Government (IG) in June 2004. Iraqis voted on 30 January 2005 to elect a 275-member Transitional National Assembly that will draft a permanent constitution and pave the way for new national elections at the end of 2005.