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Photos of Iraq

View looking up the main stairway of the Great Ziggurat of Ur in Iraq. Photo courtesy of the US Department of Defense/ Spc. Samantha Ciaramitaro.

Introduction

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Visit the Definitions and Notes page to view a description of each topic.

Geography

Area

comparison ranking: total 60

Area - comparative

Area comparison map:
Area comparison map

People and Society

Languages

Arabic audio sample:
Kurdish audio sample:

Age structure

2024 population pyramid:
2024 population pyramid

Median age

comparison ranking: total 184

Population growth rate

comparison ranking: 41

Birth rate

comparison ranking: 48

Death rate

comparison ranking: 217

Net migration rate

comparison ranking: 84

Maternal mortality ratio

comparison ranking: 78

Infant mortality rate

comparison ranking: total 81

Total fertility rate

comparison ranking: 47

Tobacco use

comparison ranking: total 79

Education expenditures

comparison ranking: 87

Environment

Government

Economy

Real GDP growth rate

comparison ranking: 209

Real GDP per capita

comparison ranking: 133

Labor force

comparison ranking: 49

Unemployment rate

comparison ranking: 184

Public debt

comparison ranking: 174

Taxes and other revenues

comparison ranking: 203

Current account balance

comparison ranking: 19

Exports

comparison ranking: 45

Imports

comparison ranking: 51

Debt - external

comparison ranking: 39

Energy

Communications

Transportation

Airports

comparison ranking: 72

Heliports

comparison ranking: 74

Merchant marine

comparison ranking: total 103

Military and Security

Terrorism

Transnational Issues