Iraq

Middle East

Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf, between Iran and Kuwait.

33 00 N, 44 00 E

"Allahu Akbar"(Arabic) "God is the Greatest"
President Jalal Talabani	Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki

Capital
Baghdad

Government
Parliamentary republic

Religion
Muslim 97% (Shia 60%-65%, Sunni 32%-37%), Christian or other 3%.

Population
29,671,605

Ethnic group
Arab 75%-80%, Kurdish 15%-20%, Turkoman, Assyrian, or other 5%.

National Language                     
Arabic
            
National Day
3 October 1932 (from British)

Anthem
Mawtini

Currency
Iraqi dinar (IQD)

Attractions
Babylon, Baghdad's Souks, Hatra Ruins, Iraqi Museum, Najaf Shiite Cemetery, Ziggurat in Ur...

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Hatra                                                            is an ancient city in the Ninawa Governorate and al-Jazira region of Iraq. It is currently known as al-Hadr, a name which appears once in ancient inscriptions, and it in the ancient Iranian province of Khvarvaran. The city lies 290 km (180 miles) northwest of Baghdad and 110 km (68 miles) southwest of Mosul