Iraq
Iraq is the heart of one of the four great ancient civilizations. Its
most valuable industry is the production of petroleum and natural gas.
By late 1980s Iraq was producing a total of 743.3 million barrels of
petroleum and 3.7 billion cubic meters of natural gas per year.
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Capital: Baghdad
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Natural Resources: Petroleum, Natural Gas, Phosphates, Sulfur
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Languages: Arabic (Official), Kurdish, Assyrian, Armenian
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Area: 437,072 sq
km
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Population: 22,427,150 (July 1999)
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GDP: $52.3
billion (1998)
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GDP Per Capita: $2,400 (1998)
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Exports: $5
billion (1998)
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Imports: $3
billion (1998)
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