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Iraq, officially the Republic of Iraq, is a country in West Asia. Located within the Middle East, it is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south, Turkey to the north, Iran to the east, the Persian Gulf and Kuwait to the southeast, Jordan to the southwest, and Syria to the west. The country covers an area of 438,317 square kilometres (169,235 sq mi) and has a population of over 46 million, making it the 58th largest country by area and the 31st most populous in the world. Baghdad, home to over 8 million people, is the capital city and the largest in the country. Starting in the 6th millennium BC, the fertile plains between Iraq's Tigris and Euphrates rivers, referred to as Mesopotamia, fostered the rise of early cities, civilisations, and empires including Sumer, Akkad, Babylonia, and Assyria. Known as the cradle of civilisation, Mesopotamia saw the invention of astrology,…

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Iraq

FCDO travel advice for Iraq. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.

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Official source: UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Facts & statistics

Iraq

Capital: Baghdad
Language: Arabic
Currency: Iraqi dinar
Time zone: UTC+03:00
Calling code: +964
Internet domain: .iq
Driving side: right
Plug type: Europlug
Voltage: 230

Source: Wikidata.

Events

Iraq

New Year's DayNew Year's Day2026-01-01

Army DayArmy Day2026-01-06

NowruzNowruz2026-03-21

Labour DayLabour Day2026-05-01

National DayNational Day2026-10-03

Victory DayVictory Day2026-12-10

Christmas DayChristmas Day2026-12-25

Source: Nager.Date.

CapitalBaghdad

Population38,433,600

CurrencyIQD

Languagesar-IQ,ku,hy

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Cities

◎Baghdad7,216,000 residents ◎Al Mawşil al Jadīdah2,065,597 residents ◎Mosul1,683,000 residents ◎Erbil1,612,700 residents ◎Basrah1,326,564 residents ◎Karbala1,218,732 residents ◎Sadr City1,211,849 residents ◎Kirkuk1,031,000 residents ◎Abū Ghurayb900,000 residents ◎Sulaymaniyah878,146 residents ◎Nasiriyah558,400 residents ◎Najaf482,576 residents ◎Al Hillah455,700 residents ◎Abū al-Kahṣīb357,771 residents ◎Al Maḩmūdīyah350,000 residents ◎Dihok340,900 residents ◎Al ‘Amārah323,302 residents ◎Al Diwaniyah318,801 residents ◎Al-Kut315,162 residents ◎Al Madīnah255,000 residents ◎Kelar250,000 residents ◎Ramadi223,500 residents ◎Al Fallūjah190,159 residents ◎Ash Shaţrah182,175 residents ◎Khānaqīn175,000 residents ◎Bayjī173,677 residents ◎Ash Sharqāt160,000 residents ◎Sāmarrā’158,508 residents ◎Al Miqdādīyah155,968 residents ◎As Samawah152,890 residents ◎Baqubah152,550 residents ◎Sumayl152,512 residents ◎Simele152,512 residents ◎Xebat148,047 residents ◎Khasnahzān146,639 residents ◎Qeładizê140,688 residents ◎Al Hindīyah139,578 residents ◎Al Qurnah134,174 residents ◎Baḥarkah130,518 residents ◎Sīnah128,776 residents ◎Az Zubayr122,676 residents ◎Ţūz Khūrmātū120,712 residents ◎Rānyah114,173 residents ◎Qal‘at Sukkar110,000 residents ◎An Nu‘mānīyah110,000 residents ◎Kufa110,000 residents ◎Abu Gharaq108,212 residents ◎Umm Qaşr107,620 residents ◎'Ākra105,370 residents ◎Al Fāw104,569 residents ◎Al-Musayab101,873 residents ◎Nāḩiyat al Iskandarīyah100,600 residents ◎Zaxo95,052 residents ◎Al-Qāsim93,546 residents ◎Al Hārithah92,395 residents ◎Soran91,589 residents ◎Hajiawa80,000 residents ◎Al Ḩayy78,272 residents ◎Aş Şuwayrah77,200 residents ◎Al Qā’im74,100 residents ◎Khāliş70,046 residents ◎Ash Shāmīyah57,661 residents ◎Halabja57,333 residents ◎Derbendîxan54,896 residents ◎Al-Hamdaniya50,000 residents ◎Shelādiz50,000 residents ◎Ar Rumaythah47,248 residents ◎Koysinceq44,987 residents ◎Al ‘Azīzīyah44,751 residents ◎Dêrelûk Devera Nihêliya44,448 residents ◎Jamjamāl42,593 residents ◎Tikrīt42,477 residents ◎Balad42,088 residents ◎Qal‘at Şāliḩ39,698 residents ◎Pīrmām38,686 residents ◎Sinjār38,294 residents ◎Saddat al Hindīyah35,720 residents ◎‘Afak35,536 residents ◎Shaqlāwah32,599 residents ◎Ḩarir32,171 residents ◎Hīt31,901 residents ◎Al Maḩāwīl31,200 residents ◎Ḩadīthah30,925 residents ◎Nahiyat Ghammas30,909 residents ◎Kifrī30,143 residents ◎Shūrash29,960 residents ◎Mandalī29,785 residents ◎Batifa28,000 residents ◎Baynjiwayn27,116 residents ◎‘Anah27,000 residents ◎Ad Dujayl26,362 residents ◎Al-'Alam25,662 residents ◎Tallkayf23,524 residents ◎Al Mishkhāb23,189 residents ◎‘Aqrah23,000 residents ◎Ṟuwandiz22,943 residents ◎Şafwān22,929 residents ◎Nāḩiyat ash Shināfīyah22,643 residents ◎Ar Ruţbah22,370 residents ◎Tāzah Khūrmātū21,788 residents

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Airports

Al Najaf International AirportNajafNJF Baghdad International Airport / New Al Muthana Air BaseBaghdadBGW Basra International AirportBasraBSR Erbil International AirportArbilEBL Kirkuk International AirportKirkukKIK Mosul International AirportMosulOSM Al Asad Air BaseHītIQA Al Taqaddum Air BaseAl HabbaniyahTQD Ali Air BaseNasiriyahXNH Jalal Talabani International AirportSulaymaniyahISU Qayyarah West AirportQayyarahRQW Bamarni AirportBamarniBMN