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Iraq
Iraq, officially the Republic of Iraq, historically known in the west as Mesopotamia, is a country in West Asia. Located within the Middle East, it is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south, Turkey to the north, Iran to the east, the Persian Gulf and Kuwait to the southeast, Jordan to the southwest, and Syria to the west.
Summary from Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Data refreshed on 2026.10.08 · source: Wikidata
Points to watch 2026.10.09
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Alert
Sanctions targeting the country: UN (1 regime, 74 listings), United States (2 regimes, 127 listings), United Kingdom (1 regime, 74 listings), European Union (1 regime, 76 listings). UN, OFAC, FCDO, EU · 2026.10.07
- Context
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Context
Not free according to Freedom House (score 31/100). Freedom House 2025
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The Institute's composite reading
Crise
8.8 /10 risk
- Security 8.5
- Legitimacy 3.1
- Economy 1.0
- Diplomacy 0.0
- Influence 0.3
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
UN list of 2026.10.07: 91 people and 6 entities linked to the country by nationality or a known address. Regimes: Iraq (69), ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida (28).
Listings linked to the country by nationality or address: United States 285 (list of 2026.10.02), United Kingdom 110 (list of 2026.10.07), EU 97 (list of 2026.09.22).
- Capital
- Baghdad
- Population
- 46,118,793 inh.
- Area
- 438,317 km²
- Currency
- IQD
- Regime
- federation
Executive in office
Head of State
Nizar Mohammed Saïd Amidi
Head of Government
Mohammed Chia al-Soudani
Government in office 4 members
Minister of Communications
Mustafa Jabar Sanad
Minister of Environment of Iraq
Sarwa Abdulwahid
Premier ministre d'Irak
Ali Falih Al-Zaidi
ministre de l'Électricité
علي سعدي وهيب
Parliament
Conseil des représentants
329 seats
Inception 2006
Economic indicators World Bank · 2025
GDP
254 G$
GDP / capita
5,410 $
Growth
-2.2 %
Inflation
0.3 %
Unemployment
15.5 %
Debt / GDP
27.4 %
Defense / GDP
2.4 %
Life expectancy
72.4 yrs
Military bases Institute · Wikipedia
active rotational or scaled down uncertain closed or handed over foreign base on national soil
Register kept by the Institute, updated 2026.10.08; coordinates and links read from Wikipedia.
Foreign bases on national soil 3
Governance indices V-Dem 2025 · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF 2026
Democracy (V-Dem)
0.37/1
Freedoms (Freedom House)
31/100
Corruption (CPI)
28/100
Press freedom (RSF)
29/100
Military posture SIPRI · 2025
Global spending rank
#40
Annual budget
6.4 Md$
Defense effort
2.5 %PIB
Strategic minerals USGS · production / réserves mondiales
- #5 Pétrole (réserves) — 2024
Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023
Exports
102 Md$
Imports
80 Md$
Balance
22 Md$
Top exports
- 94% Pétrole brut
Top imports
- 12% Voitures
Export partners
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Chine
34%
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Inde
21%
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États-Unis
7%
Import partners
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Chine
25%
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Turquie
21%
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Émirats arabes unis
11%
Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten
Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.
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USA
24%
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GBR
26%
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FRA
31%
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DEU
31%
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RUS
67%
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CHN
76%
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IRN
67%
Abstention: 22%
Political calendar Institute · Wikipedia · 2026-10-08
Last election
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2025-11-11
Reconstruction and Development Coalition 46 seats, State of Law Coalition 29, Takadum 27 (of 329) · turnout 56.0%
Result read from Wikipedia on 2026.10.08 (CC BY-SA)
Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025
HDI
0.695/1
Gini
29.8
Refugees hosted
322,345
Refugees originating
270,671
National anthem
Mawtini
Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata
- UN
- OPEC
- Arab League
- OIC
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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days
The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 3,794 times a day (French and English). On 2026.10.07: 3,574, or ×1.0.
French + English French usual level 2026.07.10 · 2026.10.07 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users
Sources and freshness
- Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
- Indices and figures · V-Dem 2026 (OWID) · Freedom House 2026 (OWID) · Transparency International CPI 2025 · RSF 2026 · PNUD IDH 2025 (OWID) · Banque mondiale Gini 2023 · UNHCR 2025 · SIPRI 2026 (OWID) · read on 2026-10-08
- Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Political calendar · Institute and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 2026-10-08
- UN sanctions · Security Council consolidated list · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-02 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-09-22 · read on 2026-10-08
- Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01
- Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)