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| Capital:
Baghdad
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| Population:
24,001,816 (July 2002 est.) |
Ethnic
groups:
Arab 75%-80%,
Kurdish 15%-20%, Turkoman, Assyrian or other 5%
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Languages:
Arabic, Kurdish (official in Kurdish regions), Assyrian, Armenian
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Religions:
Muslim 97% (Shi'a 60%-65%, Sunni 32%-37%), Christian or other 3%
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Land boundaries:
total: 3,650 km,
border countries: Iran 1,458 km, Jordan 181 km, Kuwait 240 km, Saudi Arabia 814
km, Syria 605 km, Turkey 352 km
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Area:
total: 437,072 sq km, water: 4,910 sq km
land: 432,162 sq km |
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