| Population :
| 25,374,691 (July 2004 est.) .
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| Age structure 0-14 % :
| 40,30%.
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| Age structure 0-14.m :
| 5 198 966.
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| Age structure 0-14.f :
| 5 039 173.
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| Age structure 15-64 % :
| 56,70%.
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| Age structure 15-64.m :
| 7 280 167.
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| Age structure 15-64.f :
| 7 094 688.
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| Age structure 65 % :
| 3%.
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| Age structure 65.m :
| 357 651.
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| Age structure 65.f :
| 404 046.
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| Age structure est :
| 2004 est..
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| Median age total :
| 19.2 years .
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| Median age male :
| 19.1 years .
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| Median age female :
| 19.3 years (2004 est.) .
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| Population growth rate :
| 2.74% (2004 est.) .
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| Population growth rate note :
| .
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| Birth rate :
| 33.09 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) .
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| Death rate :
| 5.66 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) .
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| Net migration rate :
| 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) .
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| Sex ratio at birth :
| 1.05 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio under 15 :
| 1.03 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio 15-64 :
| 1.03 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio 65 :
| 0.89 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio total :
| 1.02 male(s)/female (2004 est.) .
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| Infant mortality rate male :
| 58.58 deaths/1,000 live births .
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| Infant mortality rate female :
| 46.55 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.) .
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| Life expectancy at birth total :
| 68.26 years .
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| Life expectancy at birth male :
| 67.09 years .
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| Life Expectancy at birth female :
| 69.48 years (2004 est.) .
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| Total fertility rate :
| 4.4 children born/woman (2004 est.) .
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| hiv aids :
| less than 0.1% (2001 est.) .
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| hiv aids people :
| less than 1,000 .
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| hiv aids deaths :
| NA .
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| Nationality noun :
| Iraqi(s) .
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| Nationality adjective :
| Iraqi .
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| Ethnic groups :
| Arab 75%-80%, Kurdish 15%-20%, Turkoman, Assyrian or other 5% .
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| Religions :
| Muslim 97% (Shi'a 60%-65%, Sunni 32%-37%), Christian or other 3% .
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| Languages :
| Arabic, Kurdish (official in Kurdish regions), Assyrian, Armenian .
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| Literacy definition :
| age 15 and over can read and write .
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| Literacy total :
| 40,40%.
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| Literacy male :
| 55,90%.
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| Literacy female :
| 24.4% (2003 est.) .
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| Government type :
| none; note - the Interim Government was appointed on 1 June 2004 .
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| Independence :
| 3 October 1932 (from League of Nations mandate under British administration) .
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| National holiday :
| Revolution Day, 17 July (1968) .
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| Suffrage :
| formerly 18 years of age; universal .
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| Economy overview :
| Iraq's economy is dominated by the oil sector, which has traditionally provided about 95% of foreign exchange earnings. In the 1980s financial problems caused by massive expenditures in the eight-year war with Iran and damage to oil export facilities by I.
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| Population below poverty line :
| NA .
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| Labor force by occupation :
| agriculture NA, industry NA, services NA .
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| Agriculture products :
| wheat, barley, rice, vegetables, dates, cotton; cattle, sheep .
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| Industries :
| petroleum, chemicals, textiles, construction materials, food processing .
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| Exports commodities :
| crude oil .
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| Exports partners :
| US 45.4%, Taiwan 8.8%, Canada 8.1%, Jordan 7.8%, Italy 7.4%, Morocco 4.9%, Brazil 4% (2003 est.) .
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| Imports commodities :
| Revolution Day, 17 July (1968) .
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| Imports partners :
| Revolution Day, 17 July (1968) .
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| Internet users :
| 25,000 (2002) .
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| Hymne :
| .
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