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Overview - Iraq

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Overview

Capital:
Baghdad
Area:
437,072 km²
Population:
26,783,383 (2006 estimate)
Language(s):
Arabic, Kurdish, Assyrian, Armenian
Religion(s):
Muslim (Shi'a 60%-65%, Sunni 32%-37%) - 97%, Christian and others - 3%.
Ethnic Group(s):
Arab - 75-80%, Kurdish - 15-20%, Turkoman, Assyrian and others - 5%.