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The Republic of Iraq

Head of State	:	Fouad Massoum
Population	:	33.42 Million
Capital City	:	Baghdad
Largest City	:	Baghdad
Languages	:	Arabic (official), Kurdish (official), Turkmen (a Turkish dialect) and Assyrian (Neo-Aramaic) are official in areas where they c
Monetary Unit	:	Iraqi Dinar (IQD)

SOURCE: The Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries (SESRIC)

Facts

GDP (USD)	:	149,370,000,000.00
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) (USD)	:	2,549.00 million (2012)
GNI (USD)	:	153,228,000,000.00
Exports of Goods & Services (USD)	:	74,926.57 million (2012)
Imports of Goods & Services (USD)	:	53,861.09 million (2012)
Life Expectancy at Birth	:	69.24 Years (2012)
Intra-OIC Exports (USD)	:	3,858.17 million (2013)
Intra-OIC Imports (USD)	:	25,901.63 million (2013)

Location & Geography

Iraq is located in Asia at the North-east of the Arabian Peninsula. It is bordered by Turkey in the North, Iran in the East, Kuwait in the South, Saudi Arabia and Jordan in the South-west, and Syria in the North-west. The Arabian Gulf lies in the South of the country. The terrain is made up mostly of broad plains and reedy marshes in the South-eastern part of the country. About one fifth of the land is arable and there are few permanent crops. The climate is mostly desert with mild to cool winters and dry, hot, cloudless summers. The Northernmost regions along the mountainous Iranian and Turkish borders experience cold winters with heavy snow.

Investment Profile

Doing Business 2014 Rank***	Doing Business 2015 Rank	Change in Rank
146	156	-10
Doing Business 2014 DTF** (% points)	Doing Business 2015 DTF** (% points)	Change in DTF** (% points)
50.79	50.36	-0.43