Passport card
Republic of Iraq
Iraq
- Capital
- Baghdad
- Continent
- Asia
- Currency
- Iraqi dinar
- Languages
- Arabic and Kurdish
- People
- About 4.6 crore
- Size
- About 4.4 lakh km²
- Leader
- Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi
- Old name
- Mesopotamia
- Time
- 2½ hours behind India: at 12 noon in India, it is 9:30 am in Baghdad
⭐ Iraq is called the cradle of civilisation, where writing, cities and laws began.
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Two ways to learn
Learn about Iraq
Find it on the globe
Fly from India to Iraq
Turn the globe with your finger. Iraq has 6 neighbours on land: tap one to visit it.
Compare with India
Iraq and India, side by side
Both are drawn to the same scale.
- SizeIndia is more than 7 times the size of Iraq.
- PeopleIndia has about 32 times as many people: about 146 crore in India and about 4.6 crore in Iraq.
- DistanceBaghdad is about 3,200 km from Delhi, in a straight line.
- TimeIraq is 2½ hours behind India. When it is 12 noon in India, it is 9:30 am in Baghdad.
Test yourself
Quiz Me
30 questions on Iraq, a fresh mix every time you play. Answer one at a time and see why straight away.
Fly through 30 questions on Iraq
- A fresh mix from the country's 100 questions, every round.
- See the right answer and why, straight away.
- Score 18 or more to earn Iraq's passport stamp.
Map puzzle
Put Iraq back on the map
Iraq and its neighbours have fallen off the map. Can you put all 7 back?
Big neighbours stop at the edge of this map.
Drag each piece to its place on the map, or tap a piece and then tap its place.
For parents and teachers
Free Iraq worksheet
One page to print: colour the flag, name the neighbours, fill in the blanks and more. The answers are at the bottom, upside down.
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