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Short Bio:
- Name: Republic of Iraq
- An Un-Member?: Yes
- Capital: Baghdad
- Continent: Asia
- Area: 4,38,446 sq.km
- Population: 31,468,000 (Approx)
- Religion: Muslim=97% (Shia-65%,Sunni-35%), Others=3%
- Literacy: 75% (Approx)
- Language: Arabic, Kurdish
- Currency: Dinar
- Income (Per Capita): $3600 (Approx)
- Avg life span: 60 years (Approx)
- Date of Independence: 3rd October, 1932
- Government type: Transitional Government.(Under US control)
- President: Jalal Talabani
- Prime minister: Nuri Al-Maliki
- Chief Mineral Resource: Petroleum
- Principal Crop: Wheat, Barly
- Main Industry: Petrochemicals, Textiles, Oil Refining etc.
- Main exports: Dates (A type of fruit)
- Main imports: *
Location:
- Iraq is located in the Middle East.
- Iraq is the modern name of Mesopotamia. The word Mesopotamia is derived from two words, Meso and Potamia.
- Meso means=Middle
- Potamia means=River
History:
- It is the most ancient civilisation, which had influenced European and Asian civilizations.
- Iraq overran Kuwait in August 1990.
- An US-led coalition beat Iraq in February 1991.
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