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Iraq:
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Other pages in this profile of Iraq:
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
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Population |
Definition - World rank and map 28,221,181 (July 2008 est.) |
Population density |
Definition - World rank and map 65.3 people per sq. km (July 2008 est.) |
Age structure |
Definition - World rank and map 0-14 years: 39.2% (male 5,613,420/female 5,438,770) 15-64 years: 57.9% (male 8,270,573/female 8,057,423) 65 years and over: 3% (male 396,751/female 444,244) (2008 est.) |
Median Age |
Definition - World rank and map total: 20.2 years male: 20.1 years female: 20.2 years (2008 est.) |
Population growth rate |
Definition - World rank and map 2.562% (2008 est.) |
Birth rate |
Definition - World rank and map 30.77 births/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Death rate |
Definition - World rank and map 5.14 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate |
Definition - World rank and map NA |
Sex ratio |
Definition at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.89 male(s)/female total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2008 est.) |
Infant mortality rate |
Definition - World rank and map total: 45.43 deaths/1,000 live births male: 51.06 deaths/1,000 live births female: 39.53 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth |
Definition - World rank and map total population: 69.62 years male: 68.32 years female: 70.99 years (2008 est.) |
Total fertility rate |
Definition - World rank and map 3.97 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate |
Definition - World rank and map less than 0.1% (2001 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS |
Definition - World rank and map fewer than 500 (2003 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths |
Definition NA |
Major infectious diseases |
Definition degree of risk: intermediate food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever note: highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has been identified in this country; it poses a negligible risk with extremely rare cases possible among US citizens who have close contact with birds (2008) |
Nationality |
Definition noun: Iraqi(s) adjective: Iraqi |
Ethnic groups |
Definition Arab 75%-80%, Kurdish 15%-20%, Turkoman, Assyrian, or other 5% |
Religions |
Definition Muslim 97% (Shi'a 60%-65%, Sunni 32%-37%), Christian or other 3% |
Languages |
Definition Arabic, Kurdish (official in Kurdish regions), Turkoman (a Turkish dialect), Assyrian (Neo-Aramaic), Armenian |
Literacy |
Definition definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 74.1% male: 84.1% female: 64.2% (2000 est.) |
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