Brief Introduction Capital: Baghdad Area: total: 4,418,390,000 The important Festival: National day: July 17 Population: 22,400,000 Language: Arabic, Kurdish (official in Kurdish regions), Assyrian, Armenian Currency: LBP

Iraq

Geography

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

Administrative divisions

18 governorates (muhafazat, singular - muhafazah); Al Anbar, Al Basrah, Al Muthanna, Al Qadisiyah, An Najaf, Arbil, As Sulaymaniyah, At Ta'mim, Babil, Baghdad, Dahuk, Dhi Qar, Diyala, Karbala', Maysan, Ninawa, Salah ad Din, Wasit .

Economy – overview

Iraq's economy is dominated by the oil sector, which has traditionally provided about 95% of foreign exchange earnings.

Culture and media

Newspaper:

Tehran Times ,Resalat, Jomhouri Eslami , Iran News , Hambastegi