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438,317 km² (169,235 miles²)
- 20,449,000 people
Land boundaries: 3,631 km Iran 1,458 km, Jordan 181 km, Kuwait 242 km Saudi
Arabia 814 km, Syria 605 km, Turkey 331 km
Coastline: 58 km
Country Code +964
phone
system
local
and national
national prefix 0
+ I-2 digit areacode:
Ior2or3or4or5or8
+ restnumber--
-- --
(always 8 digits)
International Calls
international prefix 00
example:
call from Iraq
to New York/USA
00
I
2I2
Emergency ?
Police
?
Fire
?
calling
to Iraq
+
964 and
8 digits
-- (areacode)
--
-- -- (number)
al-Jumhûriyya
al-Irâqiyya
Republic of Iraq
Iraq is
divided in 18 Provinces
(called Muhafazat)
Capital: Baghdad
under US occupation since 2003
independant since 1932
"Republic"
since 1958
political:
ex Dictator
Saddam Hussayn
(July 16 79 - April 09 03)
head of Government:
Parliament
languages:
Arabic
also Kurdish, Turquish
Persian
economy:
GNP $ 59 billion
GNP/person $ 2.500
second largest
Oil reserves of the World
currency: I Dinar (IQD) =
I000 Fils
geography
highest mountain
Kür-e Haji Ebrahïm 3600 m
longest river
Tigris
18 Provinces (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