Map Of Iraq The CIA No Longer Wants You To See

The map of Iraq above comes from the CIA World FactbookThe map of Iraq above comes from the CIA World Factbook which has now been taken offline with the following statement:

One of CIA’s oldest and most recognizable intelligence publications, The World Factbook, has sunset. The World Factbook served the Intelligence Community and the general public as a longstanding, one-stop basic reference about countries and communities around the globe.

Link to the History of The World Factbook.

Where Is Iraq? Location Map

Other maps of Iraq from the CIA (2008):

Iraq Physiography Map

Iraq Transportation Map

Iraq Facts

Full Official Name: Republic of Iraq
Demonym: Iraqi

Flag:

Area

Total Area: 438,317 km²
Total Land Area: 437,367 km²
Total Water Area: 950 km²

Demographics

Population: 42,083,436

Population Growth Rate: 1.99% (2024 est.)

Largest City: Baghdad (Population: 7,921,134)

Ethnic Groups: Arab 75-80%, Kurdish 15-20%, other 5% (includes Turkmen, Yezidi, Shabak, Kaka’i, Bedouin, Romani, Assyrian, Circassian, Sabaean-Mandaean, Persian)

Languages: Arabic (official), Kurdish (official); Turkmen (a Turkish dialect) and Syriac (Neo-Aramaic) are recognized as official languages where native speakers of these languages are present

Religions: Muslim (official) 95-98% (Shia 61-64%, Sunni 29-34%), Christian 1% (includes Catholic, Orthodox, Protestant, Assyrian Church of the East), other 1-4% (2015 est.)

Economy

Currency: Iraqi dinar

Real GDP at Purchasing Power Parity ($ PPP): $572.939 billion (2023 est.)

GDP per capita (PPP): $12,600 (2023 est.)

Exports Value Per Year: $127.079 billion (2022 est.)

Biggest Export Partners: India 32%, China 28%, US 8%, South Korea 7%, Greece 5% (2022)

Imports Value Per Year: $69.162 billion (2022 est.)

Biggest Import Partners: UAE 32%, China 21%, Turkey 20%, India 4%, South Korea 2% (2022)

Government

Type: federal parliamentary republic

Capital City: Baghdad (Population: 7,921,134)

Other Facts

Time Zone: UTC+3 (AST)

Country Code: IQ

Internet TLD: .iq

Climate Map of Iraq

The climate map of Iraq above was created by Beck, H.E., Zimmermann, N. E., McVicar, T. R., Vergopolan, N., Berg, A., & Wood, E. F.Climate: mostly desert; mild to cool winters with dry, hot, cloudless summers; northern mountainous regions along Iranian and Turkish borders experience cold winters with occasionally heavy snows that melt in early spring, sometimes causing extensive flooding in central and southern Iraq

Topographic Map of Iraq

The topographic map of Iraq was created by Sadalmelik