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The Republic of Iraq is a Middle Eastern country in southwestern Asia encompassing the ancient region of Mesopotamia. It shares borders with Saudi Arabia and Kuwait to the south, Turkey to the north, Syria to the north-west, Jordan to the west and Iran to the east. Its current leadership was put in place June 28, 2004, following a March 2003 invasion, led by USThe United States of America also referred to as the United States U. America ¹ or the States is a federal republic in central North America, stretching from the Atlantic in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west. It shares land borders with Canada in and UKThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a state in Western Europe, usually known simply as the United Kingdom the UK Britain or less accurately as Great Britain . The UK was formed by a series of Acts of Union which united the formerly forces, that drove Saddam HusseinSaddm Hussein 'Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti Hussein also spelled Husayn and Hussain Arabic: ; born April 28, 1937 1) was President of Iraq from 1979 to 2003. A rising star in the revolutionary Ba'ath Party, which espoused secular Arab nationalism, economic mod from power.
الجمهورية العراقية
Al-Jumhuriyah Al-Iraqiyah
See Flag of IraqThe flag of Iraq has had four different designs since the creation of Iraq in 1921. While the current situation is not entirely clear, the version in use at present is a minor variation of the design adopted under the Saddam Hussein government in 1991.
The former Iraqi Governing Council has formed a committee to design a new flag for Iraq that is broadly acceptable to all parties and ethnic/sectarian groups
National mottoA motto is a phrase or collection of words intended to describe the motivation or intention of a sociological grouping or organization. Many countries, universities, and other institutions have mottos, as do families with coats of arms. These mottos are t: Godcalligraphic Arabic Allah (pronounced: Allaah), is traditionally used by Muslims as the Arabic name of God. The word Allah is not specific to Islam; Arab Christians and Jews, and the Catholic Maltese, also use it to refer to the monotheist deity; for exam is Great ( Allahu AkbarThis article is about the notable Arabic phrase. For the national anthem of Libya, see Allahu Akbar (anthem). Allahu Akbar ( Arabic: ) is a shortened from of the Arabic phrase Allahu Akbar min kulli shay which means " God is greater than everything. Allah)
Official languages Arabic, Kurdish (from June 28)
Capital Baghdad
President Ghazi al-Yawer (interim)
Prime Minister Iyad Allawi (interim)
Area
 - Total
 - % water 		Ranked 57th
437,072 km²
1.1%
Population
 - Total (July 2004)
 - Density 		Ranked 44th
25,374,691
59/km²
Independence - October 3, 1932 (from British mandate)
- June 28, 2004 (from the CPA)
GDP (base PPP)
 - Total ( 2003)
 - GDP/head 		Ranked 76th
$38.790 billion
$1,600
Currency Iraqi dinar
Time zone UTC +3
National anthem Ardulfurataini Watan
Internet TLD .IQ
Calling Code 964
State religion
(Citizens have religious freedom) 		Islam




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