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Detailed Analysis for Year: 2015
Full Dataset: from 1993 to 2014
Dataset updated: 17th March 2015
Data Source: CIA Factbook
National or Regional Currency: Iraqi Dinar
Currency Symbol: IQD
Location: Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf, between Iran and Kuwait
Geographic Coordinates: 33 00 N, 44 00 E
Map References: Middle East
Area: total: 438,317 sq km ; land: 437,367 sq km ; water: 950 sq km
Area - Comparative: slightly more than three times the size of New York state
Terrain: mostly broad plains; reedy marshes along Iranian border in south with large flooded areas; mountains along borders with Iran and Turkey
Elevation Extremes(M): lowest point: Persian Gulf 0 m ; highest point: Cheekha Dar (Kurdish for "Black Tent"); 3,611 m
Land Boundaries(Km): total: 3,809 km ; border countries: Iran 1,599 km, Jordan 179 km, Kuwait 254 km, Saudi Arabia 811 km, Syria 599 km, Turkey 367 km
Coastline: 58 km
Maritime Claims: territorial sea: 12 nm ; continental shelf: not specified
Geography - Note: strategic location on Shatt al Arab waterway and at the head of the Persian Gulf