Eye on Iraq

Angelina Wagner

Formerly part of the Ottoman Empire, Iraq became an independent kingdom in 1932.

Population: 24,001,816
Area Comparative- slightly more than twice the size of Idaho
Iraq dinars per US dollar – $.3109
Television broadcast stations – 13
Internet users- 12, 500
Telephones- 675,000
Age structure: 0-14 years: 41.1% (male 5,003,755; female 4,849,238)
15-64 years: 55.9% (male 6,794,265; female 6,624,662)
65 years and over: 3% (male 341,520; female 388,376)
Ethnic groups: Arab 75%-80%, Kurdish 15%-20%, Turkoman, Assyrian or other 5%
Religions: Muslim 97% (Shi’a 60%-65%, Sunni 32%-37%), Christian or other 3%