GDP Official Exchange Rate (OER is more precise at gauging a countries economic power)
(Estimated 2011): $108.6 billion (US$) or (GBP)
GDP (OER) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2011): (US$) or (GBP)
GDP Purchasing Power Parity (PPP is good for gauging living conditions and use of resources but not as accurate as OER. This data has been calculated based on the sum value of all goods and services produced in the country valued at prices prevailing in the United States)
(Estimated 2011): $127.2 billion (US$) or (GBP)
GDP (PPP) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2011): $3,900 (US$) or (GBP)
Capital: Baghdad
Population (Estimated July 2012): 31,129,225
Area: 434,128 km2 or 167,618 mi2
Currency: Iraqi Dinar (ID)
Official Language: Arabic and Kurdish
Political Information: Federal Parliamentary Republic
Official Religion: Islam
(approximately 97% of the population are Muslim and 3% are Christian)
Highest Mountain: Cheekah Dar 3,611m or 11,847ft
Largest River:
Time Zone (GMT/UTC): +3:00
Wildlife:
Counties/Provinces/States: 18 governorates (muhafazat, singular - muhafazah) and 1 region*; Al Anbar, Al Basrah, Al Muthanna, Al Qadisiyah (Ad Diwaniyah), An Najaf, Arbil (Erbil), As Sulaymaniyah, Babil, Baghdad, Dahuk, Dhi Qar, Diyala, Karbala', Kirkuk, Kurdistan Regional Government*, Maysan, Ninawa, Salah ad Din, Wasit
Leaders: President Jalal Talabani with Prime Minister Nouri al- Maliki.
Additional: Gained independence from British administration on the 3rd of October 1932.
Sources: CIA World Fact Book, and Encyclopaedia Britannica.
