Iraq — Country Profile & National Debt
An overview of Iraq covering geography, demographics, economy, culture, political status, and practical information, sourced from World Bank and REST Countries open data.
These figures are estimates based on public statistics and may differ from actual values.
About Iraq
The capital of Iraq is Baghdad. It has a population of approximately 46.1M. The country covers an area of 438,317 km². It is located in Western Asia.
The cradle of human civilization (Mesopotamia) originated here between the Tigris and Euphrates.
Geography
Iraq is a country in Western Asia, part of the Asia region. It covers an area of approximately 438,317 km². It shares land borders with Islamic Republic of Iran, Jordan, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia, totalling 6 neighbours.
Demographics & Languages
Iraq has a population of approximately 46,118,793 people. Population density is around 105.2 people per km². Its officially recognised languages include Arabic, Aramaic, and Sorani, totalling 3 languages. People from this country are referred to as Iraqi.
Economy Overview
As of 2024, Iraq reports a nominal GDP of about $279.6 billion. Government debt stood at roughly 27.4% of GDP in 2018. The official currency is the Iraqi dinar (IQD, symbol ع.د). The current exchange rate is approximately 1 USD = 1,308.9 IQD.
Culture & Time
Iraq operates on a single time zone (UTC+03:00). The local week is considered to start on Sunday. Its country-code top-level domain (ccTLD) is.iq.
Government & Status
The capital of Iraq is Baghdad. It is internationally recognised as an independent sovereign state. The country is a member state of the United Nations.
Practical Information
Traffic drives on the right. The international dialling code is +964. Its FIFA country code is IRQ, and its ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code is IQ.
Data Sources & Methodology
GDP and debt-to-GDP figures on this page are pulled from the most recent available year of World Bank open statistics. The real-time debt estimate is computed by multiplying total debt (GDP × debt ratio) by World Bank's real interest rate (or a 4% fallback when unavailable) and dividing across each second of a year. Exchange rates refresh hourly via open.er-api.com, and country-level metadata such as languages, time zones, borders, and domains is fetched from REST Countries every 24 hours. All values are estimates derived from public datasets and may differ from official figures.