Iraq

President: Jalal Talabani (2005)

Prime Minister: Nuri al-Maliki (2006)

Land area: 167,556 sq mi (433,970 sq km)

Population (2010 est.): 29,671,605

growth rate: 2.5%);

birth rate: 29.4/1000;

infant mortality rate: 43.1/1000;

life expectancy: 70.2;

density per sq km: 65

Capital and largest city (2003 est.): Baghdad, 6,777,300 (metro. area), 5,772,000 (city proper)

Largest cities: Mosul, 1,791,600; Basra, 1,377,000; Irbil, 864,900; Kirkuk, 755,700

Monetary unit: U.S. dollar