Iraq
Flag, capital, map and facts, with World Bank figures ranked against the world and Asia.
- Capital
- Baghdad
- Continent
- Asia
More Asia quizzes - Region
- the Middle East
- Land neighbours
- Iran, Jordan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Türkiye
- Population
- 47,020,774 (2025)
- Total area
- 435,050 km² (2023)
- Centre of main landmass
- 33.0° N, 43.8° E
Iraq at a glance
Iraq is a country in Asia, in the Middle East. Its capital is Baghdad. It shares land borders with 6 countries: Iran, Jordan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Syria and Türkiye.
Flag of Iraq
Iraq’s flag is drawn in the proportions 2:3 (height to width), the most common shape among the 197 flags in our quizzes (87 of them).
Iraq and Yemen: red, white and black horizontal bands; Iraq adds green Arabic script on the white band, Yemen has nothing on it.
When it is the question in Guess the Flag, the wrong answers include one or two of the flags most like it in layout and colour: Yemen, Egypt and Sudan.
Iraq in numbers
| Measure | Value | World rank | Rank in Asia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Populationpeople · 2025 | 47,020,774 | 34thof 195 | 14thof 48 |
| Total areakm² · 2023 | 435,050 km² | 58thof 194 | 16thof 48 |
| GDPUS dollars · 2025 | $254.4B | 52ndof 182 | 18thof 42 |
| GDP per capitaUS dollars per person · 2025 | $5,410 | 110thof 182 | 23rdof 42 |
| Life expectancyyears at birth · 2024 | 72.4 years | 111thof 195 | 32ndof 48 |
| Fertility ratebirths per woman · 2024 | 3.22 | 49thof 195 | 6thof 48 |
| Health spendingUS dollars per person · 2023 | $333 | 107thof 191 | 24thof 47 |
| Urban population% of people · 2025 | 69.9% | 75thof 195 | 20thof 48 |
| Internet users% of people · 2024 | 81.5% | 94thof 180 | 28thof 41 |
| Forest cover% of land area · 2023 | 1.9% | 172ndof 191 | 38thof 47 |
| CO₂ per persontonnes per person · 2024 | 5.18 t | 46thof 181 | 20thof 47 |
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Iraq compared with its neighbours
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Sources
- World Bank Open Data: Iraq · Indicators as listed in the table, each with its own data year; collected 2026-10-01.
- Flag: Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
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