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Some data about Iraq

Iraq is a country of 29,671,605 inhabitants, with an area of ​437,072 km², its capital is Baghdad and its time zone is "Asia/Baghdad". Its ISO code is "IQ" in 2 positions and "IRQ" in 3 positions.

To be able to make a telephone call to Iraq, you must dial your telephone code, which is 964. The currency used in Iraq is the "Dinar" (IQD).

The administrative subdivision of Iraq (administrative division) is made up of 18 Muḥāfażah (level 1) and 103 Qadhas (level 2). Iraq has 27 cities with more than 100,000 inhabitants and 5 cities with more than one million inhabitants.

Above you have a geopolitical map of Iraq with a precise legend on its biggest cities, its road network, its airports, railways and waterways. Do not hesitate to click on the map of Iraq to access a zoom level and finer details.

Iraq shares borders with Iran, Jordan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Syria and Turkey.

Proportion of cities by number of inhabitants in Iraq

Number of cities by importance (population) in Iraq. Considering cities with a population of more than 100 000, 200 000, 500 000 and 1 million inhabitants, with the percentage of the population that these cities represent.

> 100k inhabitants	> 200k inhabitants	> 500k inhabitants	> 1 million inhabitants
27	18	9	5
78.0 %	73.9 %	63.3 %	52.7 %

• The 27 most important cities represent 78.0% of the entire population
• The 18 most important cities represent 73.9% of the entire population
• The 9 most important cities represent 63.3% of the entire population
• The 5 most important cities represent 52.7% of the entire population

Administrative subdivisions	Administrative level
18 Muḥāfażah	1
103 Qadhas	2