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Iraq

العراق

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Key facts

Official name
Republic of Iraq
Name in Arabic
العراق
Capital
Baghdad
Region
Asia
Subregion
Western Asia
Member of
Arab League
Official languages
Arabic, Aramaic, Sorani
Currency
Iraqi Dinar · ع.د · IQD
Area
438,317 km²
Coastline
Yes

Neighbours

Flags often confused with this one

About Iraq

Iraq is a country in Western Asia, one of the 47 countries of Asia on GlobeQuizz. Its full official name is Republic of Iraq. In Arabic, the name is written العراق, and the capital بغداد. Iraq is a member of the Arab League, which brings together 22 countries. Its geographic centre lies in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.

The capital of Iraq is Baghdad. Baghdad lies at about 33° north and 44° east. Iraq has 3 official languages: Arabic, Aramaic, and Sorani. Its currency is the Iraqi Dinar, with the symbol ⁨ع.د⁩ and the international code IQD.

Iraq covers about 438,317 square kilometres, which puts it 58th by area among the 195 countries on GlobeQuizz. It shares land borders with 6 countries: Saudi Arabia, Iran, Türkiye, Syria, Jordan, and Kuwait. The largest of these neighbours by area is Saudi Arabia. Other countries in Western Asia include Yemen, Oman, and Azerbaijan. Its flag is easy to confuse with the flags of Egypt and Syria, a classic trap in the Hard level of the flags quiz. To practise flags, capitals and currencies, play the Asia quiz on GlobeQuizz, which mixes Iraq with the other countries of the same region.

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