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| IRAQ : Country
Profile |
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| Vital Statistics |
| Full Country Name |
Republic of Iraq |
| Capital |
Baghdad |
| National Day |
Revolution Day, 17 July |
| Area |
437,072 sq km |
| Population |
26,074,906 (July 2005 est.) |
| Language |
Arabic, Kurdish, Assyrian, Armenian |
| Religion |
Muslim, Christian or others |
| Currency |
New Iraqi dinar (NID) as of 22 January 2004 |
| GDP with Growth Rate |
52.3% (2004 est.) |
| GDP per capita |
$3,500 (2004 est.) |
| Inflation rate (consumer prices) |
25.4% (2004 est.) |
| Major Industries |
petroleum, chemicals, textiles, construction
materials,
food processing, fertilizer, metal fabrication/processing |
| Major Trading partners |
Turkey, US, Jordan, Vietnam, Germany,
Australia,
Canada, Italy, Spain |
| Trade Information |
a) Major Export Products
crude oil, crude materials excluding fuels, food and live animals
b) Major Import Products
food, medicine, manufactures |
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