Iraq
- Official Name:
- Republic of Iraq (Iraq)
- Area:
- 437.072 km 2
- Population (2007):
- 27.499.638 inhabitants
- Coastline:
- 58 km
- Capital:
- Baghdad
- Maritime Ports and terminals:
- Al Basrah, Khawr az Zubayr, Umm Qasr
- Maritime claims:
-
- Territorial sea: 12 nm
- <<li>Continental shelf:not specified
- Political 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
- Language(s):
- Arabic, Kurdish (official in Kurdish regions), Assyrian, Armenian
- National holiday:
- Revolution Day, 17 July (1968)
- Nationality:
- Iraqi(s)
- Official time:
- UTC 3.
- Member of:
- ABEDA, AFESD, AMF, CAEU, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, ISO, ITU, LAS, NAM, OAPEC, OIC, OPEC, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer)
- Internet country code:
- .iq
Economic Profile
- Currency:
-
New Iraqi dinar (NID) as of 22 January 2004 - GDP - per capita (PPP):
- USD2.900 (2006 est.)
- GDP (official exchange rate):
- (2006 est.) USD40.660.000.000
- PIB (Real growth rate:
- 2,4% (2006 est.)
- GDP (Composition by sector): (2004 est.)
-
- Agriculture: 7.3%
- Industry: 66.6%
- Services: 26.1%
- Labor force:
- 7.400.000 (2004 est.)
- Labor force - by occupation (1999):
-
- Agriculture ND
- Industry: ND
- Services ND
- Unemployment rate:
- 25% (2005 est.)
- Inflation rate (Consumer prices):
- 64,8% (2006 est)
- Investment (Gross Fixed):
- ND
- Budget:
-
- Revenues: USD33.400.000.000
- Expenditures: USD41.000.000.000
- Public debt:
- ND
- Current account balance:
- USD 8.134.000.000 (2006 est.)
- Exports:
- USD 32.190.000.000 FOB (2006 est.)
- Exports - Commodities:
- Crude oil 84%, crude materials excluding fuels 8%, food and live animals 5%
- Exports - Partners:
- US 49,7%, Italy 10,4%, Spain 6,3%, Canada 5,6% (2005)
- Imports:
- USD 20.760.000.000 FOB (2006 est.)
- Imports - Commodities:
- Food, medicine, manufactures
- Imports - partners:
- Turkey 23,4%, Syria 23,1%, US 11,7%, Jordan 6,3% (2005)
- Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
- USD 15.650.000.000 (2006 est.)
- Debt - external:
- USD 81.48.000.000.000 (2006)
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