The Republic of Iraq (Arabic: الجمهورンال동اقンة, Kurdish: كۆماری동ێراق); The Republic of Iraq, abbreviated as “Iraq”, is located in southwestern Asia, northeast of the Arabian Peninsula. It borders Türkiye to the north, Iran to the east, Syria and Jordan to the west, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait to the south, and the Persian Gulf to the southeast. The Euphrates River and the Tigris River flow through the entire region from northwest to southeast. The coastline is 60 kilometers long. Except for the mountainous areas in the northeast, it belongs to a tropical desert climate. 7. The highest temperature is in August, with an average daily temperature of 24 ℃ -43 ℃. The lowest temperature is in January, with an average daily temperature of 4 ℃ -16 ℃. The least rainfall occurs from June to September, with an average monthly rainfall of 1 millimeter. The highest rainfall occurs in March, with an average monthly rainfall of 28 millimeters. The total land area is 438300 square kilometers. Iraq is divided into 18 provinces, with Baghdad as its capital. As of November 2024, the total population of Iraq is 45407895, of which 70.3% are urban and 29.7% are rural. [30]
In the middle of 3000 BC, the earliest inhabitants of the Mesopotamian region, the Sumerians, created cuneiform script, 60 decimal notation, and circular division. Afterwards, Iraq experienced the rule of the Babylonian Kingdom, Assyrian Empire, Neo Babylonian Kingdom, Persia, Seleucid (known as Tiaozhi in Chinese history), Parthian, and Persian Sassanid dynasties. The Abbasid dynasty established its capital in Baghdad. In 1920, it became a British Mandate of Mesopotamia. In 1921, the British sent Faisal I from the Mecca Hashemite royal family to Baghdad to establish the Kingdom of Iraq. The Republic of Iraq was declared in 1958. [1]
In 2022, Iraq’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) was 218.4 billion US dollars. Per capita GDP: 5021 US dollars, economic growth rate: 8.1%
Chinese name
Republic of Iraq [1]
Foreign Name
The Republic of Iraq (in English)
الجمهنイة (Arabic)
كۆماری동ێراق (Kurdish)
abbreviation
Iraq
Belonging continent
Asia
Capital City
Baghdad [1]
major city
Basra, Mosul, Erbil, Sulaymaniyah, Najaf, etc
National Day
July 14, 1958
National Anthem
My Hometown “[1]
Country code
IRQ
official language
Arabic, Kurdish [1]
Currency
Dinar [1]
Time Zone
UTC+3
political system
Parliamentary republic
National leaders
Abdul Latif Rashid (President), Mohamed Sia Sudani (Prime Minister)
population size
46.118 million (as of February 2025)
population density
92.6 people per square kilometer 11
Main ethnic groups
Arabs, Kurds [1]
Main religions
Islam 1
land area
438300 km²
Water area ratio
1.1%
Total GDP
218.4 billion US dollars (2022)
Per Capita GDP
5021 USD (2022)
International telephone area code
nine hundred and sixty-four
International Domain Abbreviations
.iq
Road traffic
Drive on the right side
National Motto
God is great
Climate
tropical desert climate
national flower
red rose
state structure
federalism
On November 20, 2024 local time, Iraq held its first national census in 27 years. On November 25, 2024 local time, Iraqi Prime Minister Sudani released the preliminary results of the national census. According to statistics, the total population of Iraq is 45407895, of which 70.3% are urban and 29.7% are rural. In terms of age composition, the population under the age of 15 in Iraq accounts for 36.1%, the working age population aged 15 to 64 accounts for 60.2%, and the population aged 65 and above accounts for 3.7%. Sudani pointed out that the proportion of working age population in Iraq has reached 60%, with an annual population growth rate of 2.3%, and has entered a “demographic dividend period”. Among them, the Arab ethnic group accounts for about 78% (Shia accounts for about 60%, Sunni accounts for about 18%), the Kurdish ethnic group accounts for about 15%, and the rest are Turkmen, Armenian, etc. [1]
On February 24, 2025 local time, Baghdad reported that the latest national census results released by the Iraqi Ministry of Planning showed that the total population of Iraq had reached 46.118 million.
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