Country’s Profile
| Official
Name: |
Republic of Iraq |
| Capital: |
Baghdad |
| Head
of State: |
President Saddam Hussein |
| Political
System: |
Republic |
| Language: |
Arabic |
| Currency: |
Iraqi Dinar (IQD) |
| Area: |
438,000 sq km |
| Population
: |
23,500,000 |
| Density
: |
55/km˛ |
| Urbanization: |
75% |
| Real
GDP Growth : |
15% (2000 est.) |
| Gross
Domestic Product : |
$2,500 (2000 est.) |
| Consumer
Price Inflation: |
100% (1999 est.) |
Membership
of international organizations
ABEDA, ACC, AFESD, AL, AMF, CAEU, CCC, EAPC, ESCWA, FAO, G-19, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Inmarsat, Intelsat, Interpol, IOC, ITU, NAM, OAPEC, OIC, OPEC, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WtoO
Natural
catastrophe history in the 20th Century:
(Re)insurance
companies in selected country:
