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 | IRAQgeneral data of the country |
| General useful information |
| Note: some data are of constant value, while other are due to changes, fluctuations etc. |
| Nation and population |
| official name (short form): 'Irâq |
| country code ISO: IQ //; - FIPS: IZ |
| location: Southwest Asia, Middle East |
| time zone: +3 UT |
| surface (land) area: 435052 sq.km = 167975 sq.mi //; - area incl. inland waters: sq.km = sq.mi |
| geographical position in extreme co-ordinates: North: 37° N / South: 29° N / East: 49° E / West: 39° E |
| borders (land): Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Syria, Turkey, Iran |
| borders (coastline): Persian Gulf (part of Indian Ocean) |
| climate: (sub)tropical, semi arid to arid |
| Government |
| independent since: 1932-10-03 |
| type of government: republic |
| capital: Baghdâd |
| administrative division: liwa / governorate (18) |
| Population |
| population according to the latest census (1997): 22017,983 |
| total population according to the estimate of midyear 2000: 22675,617; or: 23264,000; 2001: 23584,000 |
| population density: 54 per sq.km = 139 per sq.mi |
| population growth: 3,5% //; - doubling time: 29 years |
| birth rate: 35 - 44 per 1000 |
| death rate: 6 - 7per 1000 |
| fertility rate: 7 children per female |
| maternal mortality: 50 per 100,000 |
| infant mortality (1-4 years): 67 per 1000 |
| life expectancy: 61 - 67 years (male: 66; female: 68) |
| age breakdown: 0-14 years: 46% //; - 15-59 years: 49% //; - 60+ years: 4% |
| urbanisation: 77% //; - urbanisation growth: 5% |
| percentage of urban population in the greatest city: 55% |
| Ethnic composition, language, religion |
| ethnic groups: Arab 77%; Kurd 19%; Azerbaijani / Turkoman 2%; Persian 2%; Assyrian 0,8% |
| languages: Arabic (official); Kurdish, Turkish |
| religious affiliation: Shî'î Muslim 54 - 65%; Sunnî Muslim 32 - 42% (difference depends on source) |
| Health |
| daily food intake: 2419 calories per capita |
| population with access to safe water: 44% |
| people per physician: 1818 |
| people per hospital bed: 704 |
| Education, literacy |
| school enrolment: primary education 6-11 years: 96% |
| school enrolment: secondary education: 47% |
| school enrolment: tertiary education 20-24 years: 14% |
| adult literacy: 60% (male: %; female: %) |
| Economy and infrastructure |
| Economy and trade |
| currency: Dinar = 20 dirhams = 1000 fils |
| annual inflation rate: unknown, supposed to be high [45%?] |
| population below poverty line: % |
| Gross Domestic Product: USD 1036 per capita |
| GNI USD 2700 per capita //; - [ppp: ] |
| GDP growth: 10% [a not so actual figure] |
| income: USD 2000 per capita |
| import: USD 4834 per capita //; - export: USD 6659 per capita |
| trade: USD 276 per capita //; - or % of GDP |
| trade partners: TR UA JR DE JP |
| human development index: 0,567 //; - position of the country in the world no.: ca 115 |
| female labour force: 20% |
| unemployment: % |
| tourism: 0,078 million |
| Economic activities in agriculture, fisheries, industry, mining, services, energy |
| land use: arable land: 12% //; - grass land: 9% //; - wooded area: 4% //; - arid land and desert: ca 70% |
| agriculture: labour force: 13% //; - part of agriculture in GDP: 25% |
| agricultural products: dates, cattle, sheep, cereals, goats, camels, cotton |
| livestock (1000s): asses: 380 / buffalo: 65 / camels: 8 / cattle: 1350 / goats: 1600 / poultry: 23000 / sheep: 6780 |
| fish catch: 24606 - 34702 metric tonnes |
| industry: labour force: 8% //; - part of industry in GDP: 41% |
| industrial products: oil and gas production, food processing, textiles, chemicals, cement |
| mining products: natural oil & gas, sulphur |
| CO2 emission per capita: 3,7 |
| services: labour force: 80% //; - part of services in GDP: 42% |
| energy use (kg per capita): 1263 |
| electricity use (per capita): 1303 |
| annual water use (per capita): 4575 |
| Traffic, communication |
| road network: 25479 - 47400 km //; - of which paved: 85% //; - of which are motorways: 0 km |
| vehicles: 34 per 1000 |
| railways: 2032 km //; - railways passenger/km: 1566 |
| navigable inland waterways: 130 - 1015 km |
| ownership telephone: 33 per 1000 |
| ownership radio receivers: 167 - 630 per 1000 |
| ownership tv-sets: 48 - 83 per 1000 |
| newspaper circulation: 27 per 1000 |
| persons per post office: |
| personal computers: per 1000 |
| Some physical landmarks |
| mountains: Kúh-e Hájí Ebráhím 3600 - 3658 m |
| lowest point: sea level |
| lakes (natural): Buhayrat ath Tharthár, Buhayrat ar Razázah, Hawr al Hammár, Hawr as Sa'díyah |
| lakes (artificial reservoirs): some small ones |
| lakes (deepest): unknown |
| rivers: Al Furat (Euphrates), Dijla / Digla (Tigris), Záb al Kábir (Great Zab) |
| canals: Shatt al Arab |
| waterfalls: unknown |
| caves: longest system: unknown / deepest: |
| islands: none, or unknown |
| deserts: Al Jazírah (nw), Al Harajah (s), Syrian desert (w) |
| other natural features: |
| Additional remarks, especially on the statistical information |
| other important features: |
| apart from physical landmarks most of the above figures are changeable, in most cases they date from the 1990's |
| primary sources used for the general information: |
| BB CA EV PW WA WB WR, and some national statistical yearbooks |
| particulars concerning population data: |
To the page containing the population growth statistics of the country
To the page containing the historical population growth statistics of the provinces
To the page containing urban historical population statistics
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