Asia · Western Asia

Iraq

Republic of Iraq

CapitalBaghdad

Population47,020,774World Bank 2025

Area438,317 km²

CurrencyIQD — Iraqi dinar

LanguagesArabic, Aramaic, Sorani

Calling code+964

Time zones

GDPUSD 254.37B

GDP per capitaUSD 5.4K

Life expectancy72.4 years

Internet users81.5%

What this means

Iraq is in Asia (Western Asia). About 47.02M people live there, or roughly 107.3 people per km². GDP per capita is around USD 5.4K, which helps compare living standards with other countries on YIMHO.

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Neighboring countries

Iran Jordan Kuwait Saudi Arabia Syria Türkiye

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Country facts: world-countries (MIT). Indicators: World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0).