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Republic of Iraq | Capital
Baghdad | Total Area
168,754.44 sq mi
437,072.00 sq km
(slightly more than twice the size of Idaho) | Population
22,675,617 (July 2000 est.) | Estimated Population in 2050
56,360,779 | Languages
Arabic, Kurdish (official in Kurdish regions), Assyrian, Armenian | Literacy
58.0% total, 70.7% male, 45% female (1995 est.) | Religions
Muslim 97% (Shi'a 60%-65%, Sunni 32%-37%), Christian or other 3% | Life Expectancy
65.54 male, 67.56 female (2000 est.) | Government Type
republic | Currency
1 Iraqi dinar (ID) = 1,000 fils | GDP (per capita)
$2,700 (1999 est.) | Labor Force (by occupation)
agriculture N/A%, industry N/A%, services N/A% | Industry
petroleum, chemicals, textiles, construction materials, food processing | Agriculture
wheat, barley, rice, vegetables, dates, cotton; cattle, sheep | Arable Land
12% | Exports
crude oil | Imports
food, medicine, manufactures | Natural Resources
petroleum, natural gas, phosphates, sulfur | Current Environmental Issues
government water control projects have drained most of the inhabited marsh areas east of An Nasiriyah by drying up or diverting the feeder streams and rivers; a once sizable population of Shi'a Muslims, who have inhabited these areas for thousands of years, has been displaced; furthermore, the destruction of the natural habitat poses serious threats to the area's wildlife populations; inadequate supplies of potable water; development of Tigris-Euphrates Rivers system contingent upon agreements with upstream riparian Turkey; air and water pollution; soil degradation (salination) and erosion; desertification | Telephones (main lines in use)
675,000 (1995) | Telephones (mobile cellular)
N/A | Internet Service Providers (ISPs)
1 (1999) | | (U.S. Government sources) | | |
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