Iraq: Statistics
People [1]
People
Population | 39,309,783 (2019) |
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Population Growth Rate | 2.254 annual % (2019) |
Age Dependency Ratio | 70.705 % of working-age population (2019) |
Urban Population | 70.678 % of total (2019) |
Infant Mortality Rate | 21.8 per 1,000 live births (2019) |
Life Expectancy at Birth | 70.454 years (2018) |
Age Distribution - % of Total Population (2019)
Energy [2]
Other [3]
Technology
Airports | 102 (2013) |
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Cellular Telephones | 36,527,353 (2018 est.) |
Highways | 59,623 km (2012) |
Internet Users | 8,098,401 (2016 est.) |
Railways | 2,272 km (2014) |
Telephones | 2,705,028 (2018 est.) |
Geography & Environment
Location | Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf, between Iran and Kuwait |
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Total Area | 438,317 sq. km |
Land Area | 437,367 sq. km |
Water Area | 950 sq. km |
Coastline | 58 km |
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 |
Terrain | mostly broad plains; reedy marshes along Iranian border in south with large flooded areas; mountains along borders with Iran and Turkey |
Lowest Point | Persian Gulf 0 m |
Highest Point | Cheekha Dar 3,611 m |
Sources
- The World Bank Date Accessed: 1/31/2021
- U.S. Energy Information Administration
- CIA World Factbook Date Accessed: 5/9/2020