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Iraq

Full country name:Republic of Iraq
Area:437,072 sq km (168,754 sq. miles)
Population:22,427,150 (July 1999 est.)
Capital cityBaghdad (3,236,000 in 1987)
People:Arab 75%-80%, Kurdish 15%-20%, Turkoman, Assyrian or other 5%
Language:Arabic, Kurdish (official in Kurdish regions), Assyrian, Armenian
ReligionMuslim 97% (Shi'a 60%-65%, Sunni 32%-37%), Christian or other 3%
President:President SADDAM Husayn (since 16 July 1979)

 

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