Iraq
Iraq is in Western Asia, with its capital at Baghdad and an area of about 438,317 km². Explore its flag, anthem, population, GDP ranking, government, natural resources, provinces and major cities on an interactive 3D globe.
- Official name
- Republic of Iraq
- Capital
- Baghdad
- Region
- Asia · Western Asia
- Area
- 438,317 km²
- Languages
- Arabic, Aramaic, Sorani
- Currencies
- Iraqi dinar (IQD)
- Government
- Federal parliamentary republic
- Natural resources
- petroleum, natural gas, phosphates, sulfur
- Industries
- petroleum, chemicals, textiles, leather, construction materials, food processing, fertilizer, metal fabrication/processing
- Main exports
- crude petroleum, refined petroleum, petroleum coke, gold, natural gas
First-level divisions (18)
- Al Anbar
- Al Muthanna
- Al-Qādisiyyah
- Babylon
- Basra
- Dhi Qar
- Diyala
- Duhok
- Erbil
- Karbala
- Kirkuk
- Maysan
- Najaf
- Nineveh
- Saladin
- Sulaymaniyah
- Wasit
- Baghdad
Major cities
- Baghdad (population 5,054,000)
- Mosul (population 1,316,000)
- Duhok (population 986,000)
- Erbil (population 926,000)
- Basra (population 870,000)
- Sulaymaniyah (population 723,170)
- Najaf (population 665,552)
- Kirkuk (population 601,433)
- Hillah (population 594,605)
- Karbala (population 510,692)
- Nasiriya (population 451,547)
- Al Diwaniyah (population 358,408)
- Thi Qar (population 345,007)
- Kut (population 321,521)
- Baqubah (population 299,479)