| IRAQ |
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| AREA
438,317 sq.km. (59th) |
POPULATION
32,585,692 (July 2014) (40th) |
| PLATFORM DATA | |
| National
Demography |
0 – 24yrs: 56.3 % 25 – 64yrs: 40.5 % 65yrs and over: 3.2 %
|
| Life
Expectancy |
71.42 yrs
|
| Youth Development Index |
147/170 (Medium)
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| National
G.D.P |
$249.4 billion (2013 est.) (52nd)
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| Per Capital
Income |
$7,100 (2013 est.) (141st)
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| Currency |
Iraqi dinars (IQD)
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| Economic
Drivers |
crude oil, chemicals, textiles, leather, construction materials, food processing, fertilizer, metal fabrication/processing |
| Official
Languages |
Arabic, Kurdish
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Other Local Languages |
Turkmen (a Turkish dialect) and Assyrian (Neo-Aramaic) are official in areas where they constitute a majority of the population), Armenian
|
| Climatic
Zone |
mostly desert; mild to cool winters with dry, hot, cloudless summers; northern mountainous regions along Iranian and Turkish borders experience cold winters with occasionally heavy snows that melt in early spring, sometimes causing extensive flooding in central and southern Iraq |
|
Religious Expression |
Muslim (official) 99% (Shia 60%-65%, Sunni 32%-37%), Christian 0.8%, Hindu <.1, Buddhist <.1, Jewish <.1, folk religion <.1, unafilliated .1, other <.1 |
| Christian Umbrella
Organization(s) |
N/A |
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Airports
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Damascus International Airport Kamishly Airport Bassel Al-Assad International Airport
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Airstrips |
Al Anbar Airstrips Arbil Airstrips Duhok Airstrips Salah ad Din Airstrips
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| Road Network | 41,716.2 km |
| Rail Network | 2,138 km |
| Corruption
Rating |
171/177 |
| Security
Rating |
45% (Highly Dangerous Business environment)
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