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Capo di stato | Abdul Latif Rashid |
Capo del Governo | Muhammad Shia al Sudani |
Forma Istituzionale | Federal parliamentary republic |
Capitale | Baghdad |
Potere Legislativo | Council of Representatives (Majlis an-Nuwwab al-Iraqiyy, 329 members) |
Potere Giudiziario | Supreme Federal Court (9 judges); Cassation Court (composed of one Court President, 5 Vice-president and 24 judges) |
Ambasciatore in Italia | Saywan Sabir Mustafa Barzani |
Area Totale | 438,317 km2 |
Terra | 437.367 km2 |
Clima | Hot, arid and subtropical |
Risorse Naturali | Petroleum, phosphates, natural gas and agriculture |
Sintesi Economica | The economy is mainly based on the extraction and sale of oil, attracting a lot of foreign investment. Some other activities are pastoralism and agriculture; however, the growing climate crisis has exacerbated the agricultural sector, which doesn’t have enough water to irrigate the fields. |
Pil | $208 billion (Dec. 2021) |
Pil pro capite (Parità di potere di acquisto) | $4466 (Dec. 2021) |
Esportazioni | $58.3 billion (2020) |
Export partner | China 29.1%, India 24.8%, Türkiye 14%, South Korea 6.48%, Italy 3.89% (2020) Imports: $46.7 billion (2020) |
Importazioni | $46.7 billion (2020) |
Import partner | UAE 28.1%, China 23.4%, Türkiye 19.6%, India 3.12%, Italy 1.32% (2020) |
Trade With Italy | $ 4,74 billion (2021) |
Popolazione | 40.462.701 (2022 est.) |
Population Growth | 2% (2022) |
Etnie | Arabs 75-80%, Kurds 15-20%, others 5% |
Lingue | Arabic (official), Kurdish (official), Turkmen (a Turkish dialect), Syriac (Neo-Aramaic) and Armenian in majority areas |
Religione | Islamic (official) 95-98% (Shia 55-60%, Sunni about 40%), Christian 1%, other 1-4% |
Urbanizzazione | 71,4% (2022) |
Alfabetizzazione | 85,6% |