| Iraq - Statistics |
| Statistics for Iraq The area of Iraq (168,727 sq. miles) is only a little larger than the state of California (155,973 sq. miles). The population of Iraq (24,001,816) is significantly less than the population of California (33,145,121) but much of the land in Iraq is left uncultivated (87.33% or 147,350 sq. miles) primarily because of a lack of rain. The rain, which falls between November and May, measures only 4 to 10 inches per year on the central plain. Rainfall does increase up to 40 inches per year in the Zagros Mountains, especially in the northeastern area of the country. Many of the statistics on the linked pages are expressed in metric units. Click here for a good, easy-to-use conversion site to convert metric units of measurement into American units or vice versa. For Iraq statistics from the 2002 World Fact Book, click here. For Iraq statistics from Global Security, click here. |