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Iraq

Asia · Western Asia
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Iraq is a sovereign state in Western Asia, Asia. It covers 438,317 km² and has a population of approximately 46,118,793. Its official language is Arabic and its currency is the Iraqi dinar (ع.د).

Quick facts

Capital
Baghdad
Population
46,118,793
Area
438,317 km²
Currency
Iraqi dinar (ع.د)
Languages
Arabic, Aramaic, Sorani
Calling code
+964
TLD
.iq
Driving side
Right
Landlocked
No
Continents
Asia
Timezone
UTC+03:00
Native name
العراق

Bordering countries

Appears in 37 rankings

Agriculture

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Fertilizer consumption (% of fertilizer production) #30 228.53
Countries by Arable land (hectares) #49 4,969,000
Countries by Cereal production (metric tons) #53 5224352.42
Countries by Arable land (% of land area) #90 11.45
Countries by Food production index (2014-2016 = 100) #96 106.36
Countries by Cereal yield (kg per hectare) #98 2748.9
Countries by Crop production index (2014-2016 = 100) #108 104.22
Countries by Forest area (sq. km) #129 8,250km²
Countries by Agricultural land (% of land area) #143 21.83
Countries by Average precipitation in depth (mm per year) #166 216years
Countries by Forest area (% of land area) #187 1.90

Development

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Use of IMF credit (DOD, current US$) #26 3559209016.3
Countries by IBRD loans and IDA credits (DOD, current US$) #36 3,012,911,000
Countries by Net official flows from UN agencies, UNFPA (current US$) #42 3101530.08
Countries by External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) #51 17,517,006,333
Countries by Public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income) #98 2.80
Countries by Multilateral debt service (% of public and publicly guaranteed debt service) #101 17.44
Countries by Present value of external debt (% of GNI) #106 3.23
Countries by External debt stocks (% of GNI) #116 6.23

Economy

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by GDP (PPP) #40 700.59
Countries by GDP (Nominal) #54 265.45in billions
Countries by GDP per capita #108 5831.55
Countries by cost of living index #140 19
Countries by GDP growth rate #166 0.01

Business

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by SPI Pillar 2: Data Services #119 66.27
Countries by SPI Pillar 3: Data Products #136 66.53
Countries by SPI Pillar 1: Data Use #147 60
Countries by SPI Overall Score #152 53.98
Countries by SPI Pillar 4: Data Sources #156 37.13
Countries by SPI Pillar 5: Data Infrastructure #161 40

Geography

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by highest elevation #43 3,611m
Countries by land area #57 438,317km²
Countries by lowest elevation #60 0m
Countries by Coastline Length #167 58kilometers

Population & Health

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by population growth rate #49 0.02
Countries by population density #114 101.52
Countries by median age #192 20.34

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