IQ
Iraq
Republic of Iraq
Iraq sits in Western Asia and uses IQD - Iraqi dinar (ع.د). This profile combines identifiers, formats, map links, memberships, and the largest city records in one structured reference.
Capital
Baghdad
Population
46.1M
Area
438.3K km2
Population
46.1M
46,118,793 people
Area
438.3K km2
438,317 square kilometers
Density
105/km2
Population divided by land area
Capital
Baghdad
33.33, 44.4
Detailed Country Guide
Overview and identity
Iraq, officially listed here as Republic of Iraq, is structured as a practical country reference guide for users searching country facts, maps, flags, codes, and daily-use data. The page should make Iraq, IQ, IRQ, the flag, the official name, and the country slug easy to confirm because users often land on country pages while checking identifiers for forms, travel, education, or data products. Iraq is grouped under Asia, more specifically Western Asia, with Asia shown as the continent context.
Geography and population scale
The country dataset records a population of 46,118,793 people and a land area of 438,317 square kilometers, which gives an approximate density of 105 people per square kilometer. The main coordinate reference is 33, 44, while the capital coordinate reference is 33.33, 44.4. Iraq shares listed land borders with IRN, JOR, KWT, SAU, SYR, TUR, and the landlocked value is recorded as no. These details help the page answer common searches around location, area, borders, map position, and population comparison.
Capital and urban network
The capital information is recorded as Baghdad (primary). The largest city entries shown for this country are Baghdad, Mosul, Al Başrah, Kirkuk and As Sulaymānīyah. Including cities alongside country-level facts helps the guide answer searches such as largest cities in Iraq, capital of Iraq, and major urban areas in Iraq. This is useful because many users compare the official capital with the largest business, transport, or population centers.
Government, classification, and memberships
The government type is listed as Federal parliamentary republic under confessionalism. The classification fields mark sovereignty as yes, United Nations membership as yes, observer status as no, and disputed status as no. International memberships shown for this page include Arab League, OPEC and United Nations. These fields support search intent around political status, country classification, and international organization membership.
Administrative formats and daily-use data
Iraq uses calling code +964, postal format #####, and time zone data listed as UTC+03:00. The number format uses , as the thousands separator and . as the decimal separator. The week starts on sunday; the academic year starts around Sep 1; the government fiscal year starts around Jan 1; and the personal fiscal year starts around Jan 1.
Currency, language, transport, and references
Currency data lists IQD - Iraqi dinar (ع.د), while language records include Arabic, Aramaic and Central Kurdish. Vehicle data records the driving side as right and vehicle sign codes as IRQ. Reference links should keep official, Wikipedia, Google Maps, and OpenStreetMap sources together when available so users can move from the structured country guide to map or source pages quickly. The latest Gini entry in the dataset is 29.8 for 2023.
How to use this profile
This Iraq profile is designed to be scanned in layers: first the name, official name, flag, capital, population, area, and density; then identity, geography, cities, governance, memberships, formats, connectivity, currency, languages, transport, and references. That structure supports both human readers and product workflows where users need to verify a phone code, compare cities, inspect fiscal dates, check postal formats, review memberships, or open a map reference without searching across multiple pages.
Country Snapshot
ISO codes
IQ / IRQ
Top-level domains
.iq
Continents
Asia
Border countries
IRN, JOR, KWT, SAU, SYR, TUR
Driving side
right
Vehicle signs
IRQ
Flag And Identity
The flag entry for Iraq is represented by the IQ country flag asset.
Largest Cities
#1
Baghdad
Baghdād
8,126,755
primary
#2
Mosul
Nīnawá
1,792,000
admin
#3
Al Başrah
Al Başrah
1,326,564
admin
#4
Kirkuk
Karkūk
975,000
admin
#5
As Sulaymānīyah
As Sulaymānīyah
878,146
admin
Governance
Government type
Federal parliamentary republic under confessionalism
Sovereign
Yes
UN member
Yes
Landlocked
No
Formats
Week starts
sunday
Academic year
Sep 1
Government fiscal year
Jan 1
Number separators
, thousands, . decimal
Connectivity
Calling codes
+964
Postal format
#####
Timezones
UTC+03:00
Languages
Arabic, Aramaic, Central Kurdish
International Memberships
Economy And References
Latest Gini entry
29.8
2023