Purpose of my Blog

This Blog will depict and tell the story of my year long journey in Iraq. I have created this blog so my family and friends call walk with me in my journey. Please join me and welcome to my journey in Iraq.

Republic of Iraq

جمهورية العراق Jumhūriyat Al-ʿIrāq (Arabic)

كۆماری عێراق Komarê Iraq (Kurdish)

Motto: الله أكبر (Arabic)"Allahu Akbar"

(transliteration)"God is [the] Greatest"

Anthem: Mawtini (new)

Ardh Alforatain (previous)

Capital(and largest city)
Baghdad

33°20′N 44°26′E / 33.333, 44.433

Official languages
Arabic, Kurdish

Government
Developing parliamentary republic

President
Jalal Talabani

Prime Minister
Nouri al-Maliki

Independence
from the Ottoman Empire
October 1, 1919

from the United Kingdom
October 3, 1932

Area
Total
438,317 km2 (58th)169,234 sq mi
Water (%)
1.1

Population
2007 estimate
29,267,0004 (39th)
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Density
66/km2 (125th)171/sq mi

GDP (PPP)
2007 estimate
Total
$102.3 billion (61st)
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Per capita
$3,600 (129th)

Currency
Iraqi dinar (IQD)

Time zone
GMT+3 (UTC+3)
Summer (DST)
not observed (UTC+3)

Drives on the
Right

Internet TLD
.iq

Calling code
964

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