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Location: Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf, between Iran and Kuwait
Industries: petroleum, chemicals, textiles, leather, construction materials, food processing, fertilizer, metal fabrication/processing
Geography: strategic location on Shatt al Arab waterway and at the head of the Persian Gulf
Area: total: 437,072 sq km
land: 432,162 sq km
water: 4,910 sq km
Budget: revenues: $42.3 billion
expenditures: $48.4 billion
Languages: Arabic, Kurdish (official in Kurdish regions), Turkoman (a Turkish dialect), Assyrian (Neo-Aramaic), Armenian
National Holiday: Revolution Day, 17 July (1968) ,this holiday was celebrated under the SADDAM Husayn regime; the Government of Iraq has yet to declare a new national holiday
Currency (Code): New Iraqi dinar (NID) as of 22 January 2004
Capital: Baghdad
Population: 28,221,181 (July 2008 est.)
Labor Force: 7.4 million (2004 est.)
Exports: $38.11 billion (2007 est.)
Imports: $24.81 billion (2007 est.)
Internet Country Code: .iq
Airports: 110 (2007) / Paved Runways: 76
Aircraft Departures: Not Available |
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