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Iraq#

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Formerly part of the Ottoman Empire, Iraq was occupied by the United Kingdom during World War I and was declared a League of Nations mandate under UK administration in 1920.

Government type: federal parliamentary republic. Chief of state: President Latif RASHID (since 13 October 2022).

Facts#

Capital

Baghdad

Region

Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf, between Iran and Kuwait

Area

total : 438,317 sq km; land: 437,367 sq km; water: 950 sq km

Population

42,917,742 (2025 est.)

Languages

Arabic (official), Kurdish (official); Turkmen (a Turkish dialect) and Syriac (Neo-Aramaic) are recognized as official languages where native speakers of these languages are present

Currency

Iraqi dinars (IQD)

Time zone

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Refugees#

Camps hosting refugees, asylum-seekers, and internally displaced persons (IDPs) inside the country. Operators use this to track population movement, NGO and UN footprint, humanitarian access corridors, and the political pressure conflict generates on the host. Cross-reference UNHCR Operational Data Portal, IOM DTM, and ReliefWeb before relying on the entry.

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