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Iraq
- Location
Location Description
Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf, north of Kuwait and Saudi Arabia
- Continent
- Asia
- Independent
- Yes
- Flag
Flag Description
The flag of this country is composed of three equal horizontal bands of red, white and black. In the central white band are Arabic inscriptions in green.
- Capital
- Baghdad
- Languages
- Arabic, Aramaic, Sorani
- Currency
- (dinar)
- Size
- 169,235 sq mi (438,317 sq km) — 60th largest
- Total Population
- 46,118,793 people — 34th largest
- Population Density
- 273 people per sq mi (105 people per sq km) — 108th largest
- Fun Facts
- Where the earliest known writing system was developed, known as Cuneiform
- Home of the ancient city of Babylon