Area > Comparative
slightly more than twice the size of Idaho |
Area > Comparative to US places
slightly more than twice the size of Idaho |
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Area > Land
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432,162 sq km |
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[55th of 238]
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Area > Land (per capita)
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15.313 sq km per 1,000 people |
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[94th of 227]
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Area > Total
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437,072 sq km |
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[63rd of 250]
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Area > Total (per capita)
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15.487 sq km per 1,000 people |
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[98th of 231]
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Area > Water
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4,910 sq km |
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[64th of 239]
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Area > Water (per capita)
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173.983 sq km per million people |
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[82nd of 225]
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Capital city with population
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Baghdad - 5,772,000 |
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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 |
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Coastline
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58 km |
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[193rd of 271]
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Elevation extremes > Highest point
unnamed peak; 3,611 m; note - this peak is neither Gundah Zhur 3,607 m nor Kuh-e Hajji-Ebrahim 3,595 m |
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Elevation extremes > Lowest point
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Persian Gulf 0 m |
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Forested Land
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1.8% |
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[179th of 193]
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Geographic coordinates
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33 00 N, 44 00 E |
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Geography > Note
strategic location on Shatt al Arab waterway and at the head of the Persian Gulf |
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Irrigated land
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35,250 sq km |
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[16th of 196]
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Irrigated land (per capita)
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1,428.09 sq km per million people |
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[7th of 167]
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Land area > sq. km
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437,370 km²
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[55th of 206]
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Land area > sq. km (per capita)
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17.954 km²
per 1,000 people |
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[86th of 206]
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Land boundaries > Border countries
Iran 1,458 km, Jordan 181 km, Kuwait 240 km, Saudi Arabia 814 km, Syria 605 km, Turkey 352 km |
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Land boundaries > Total
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3,650 km |
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[51st of 166]
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Land boundaries > Total (per capita)
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129.335 km per million people |
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[110th of 164]
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Land use > Arable land
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13.12% |
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[86th of 258]
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Land use > Other
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86.27% |
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[132nd of 258]
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Land use > Permanent crops
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0.61% |
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[137th of 258]
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Largest city population
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4,336,000 |
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[24th of 174]
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Largest city population (per capita)
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0.166 per capita |
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[78th of 174]
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Largest city with population
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Baghdad - 5,772,000 |
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Location
Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf, between Iran and Kuwait |
Map references
Middle East |
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Maritime claims > Continental shelf
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not specified |
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Maritime claims > Territorial sea
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12 nautical mile |
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[56th of 191]
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Natural hazards
dust storms, sandstorms, floods |
Natural resources
petroleum, natural gas, phosphates, sulfur |
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northernmost point > Latitude
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37°23'N |
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Population density
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51.9 people per sqkm |
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[142nd of 256]
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Population density > people per sq. km
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55.7 people/m²
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[111st of 204]
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Rural population density > rural population per sq. km of arable land
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149.91 people/km² of arable lan |
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[132nd of 188]
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Surface area > sq. km
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438,320 km²
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[57th of 206]
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Surface area > sq. km (per capita)
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17.993 km²
per 1,000 people |
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[88th of 207]
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tallest mountains > Mountain
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Cheekah Dar |
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Terrain
mostly broad plains; reedy marshes along Iranian border in south with large flooded areas; mountains along borders with Iran and Turkey |
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