IRAQ

Republic of Iraq · IQ / IRQ / 368

ISO 3166-1 IRQ · 368

Iraq is a western asia country in Asia. It has a population of 38,433,600, uses IQD, speaks Arabic, Aramaic, and Sorani.

Population 38,433,600

Area (km²) 438,317

Capital Baghdad

Region Western Asia

All facts

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ISO alpha-3: IRQ
ISO numeric: 368
Calling code: +964
TLD: .iq
Driving side: —
Currencies: IQD
Languages: ara, arc, ckb
Timezones: —
Flag: 🇮🇶

Cities

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Baghdad Baghdad 7,216,000

Al Mawşil al Jadīdah Nineveh 2,065,597

Al Başrah al Qadīmah Basra 2,015,483

Mosul Nineveh 1,683,000

Erbil Erbil 1,612,700

Basrah Basra 1,326,564

Karbala Karbala 1,218,732

Sadr City Baghdad 1,211,849

Kirkuk Kirkuk 1,031,000

Abū Ghurayb Baghdad 900,000

Sulaymaniyah Sulaymaniyah 878,146

Nasiriyah Dhi Qar 558,400

Najaf Najaf 482,576

Al Hillah Babil 455,700

Al Maḩmūdīyah Baghdad 350,000

Dihok Duhok 340,900

Al ‘Amārah Maysan 323,302

Al Diwaniyah Al-Qadisiyah 318,801

Al-Kut Wasit 315,162

Al Qurnah Basra 286,073

Al Madīnah Basra 255,000

Kelar Sulaymaniyah 250,000

Ramadi Anbar 223,500

Al Fallūjah Anbar 190,159

Ash Shaţrah Dhi Qar 182,175

Khānaqīn Diyala 175,000

Bayjī Salah ad Din 173,677

Ash Sharqāt Salah ad Din 160,000

Sāmarrā’ Salah ad Din 158,508

Al Miqdādīyah Diyala 155,968

As Samawah Muthanna 152,890

Baqubah Diyala 152,550

Sīnah Duhok 128,776

Soran Erbil 125,000

Az Zubayr Basra 122,676

An Nu‘mānīyah Wasit 110,000

Qal‘at Sukkar Dhi Qar 110,000

Kufa Najaf 110,000

Umm Qaşr Basra 107,620

Al Fāw Basra 104,569

Nāḩiyat al Iskandarīyah Babil 100,600

Zaxo Duhok 95,052

Al Hārithah Basra 92,395

Al Hindīyah Karbala 84,100

Hajiawa Sulaymaniyah 80,000

Small airport

Universities

linked

Ahlulbait International University

ahlulbaitonline.com

Alayen University

alayen.edu.iq

Al Maarif University College

auc-edu.org

Al Mamon University College

almamonuc.org

Al Mansour University College

muc.edu.iq

Al Muthanna University

uoalmuthana.edu.iq

Al Nahrain University

nahrainuniv.edu.iq

Al Rafidain University College

coalrafidain.edu.iq

Al Rasheed University College

alrasheed-uc.com

Alsadrain University

alsadrain.org

Al Turath University College

turathun.com

American University of Iraq, Sulaimani (Kurdistan Region)

auis.edu.iq

Baghdad College of Economic Sciences University

baghdadcollege.edu.iq

Baghdad College of Pharmacy

bpc.edu.iq

British Royal University

broyalu.net

FAQ

4 questions

What currency does Iraq use?: IQD.
What languages are spoken in Iraq?: Arabic, Aramaic, and Sorani.
What is the capital of Iraq?: Baghdad.
How many cities are in Iraq?: 160 on record.

Get this page as JSON

no auth

cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/countries/IQ

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    "iso_alpha2": "IQ",
    "iso_alpha3": "IRQ",
    "iso_numeric": "368",
    "common_name": "Iraq",
    "official_name": "Republic of Iraq",
    "capital": "Baghdad",
    "region": "Asia",
    "subregion": "Western Asia",
    "population": 38433600,
    "flag_emoji": "🇮🇶",
    "car_side": null,
    "postal_code_format": null,
    "native_names": {},
    "calling_codes": [
      "+964"
    ],
    "tld": [
      ".iq"
    ],
    "flag_url": "/static/flags/iq.svg",
    "area": 438317.0,
    "latitude": 33.0,
    "longitude": 44.0,
    "languages": {
      "ara": "Arabic",
      "arc": "Aramaic",
      "ckb": "Sorani"
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        "symbol": "ع.د"
      }
    },
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      "JOR",
      "KWT",
      "SAU",
      "SYR",
      "TUR"
    ],
    "timezone_ids": []
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}