Key Facts
| Date of Independence: |
| 3 October 1932 |
| Capital City: |
| Baghdad |
| Total Area Ranking: |
| 59 of 236 in the World |
| Population Size Ranking: |
| 37 of 242 in the World |
| Status: |
| current |
The Country
Geography
Iraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bounded on the east by Iran, Kuwait to the south, Saudi Arabia to the south west, Jordan to the west, Syria to the north west and Turkey to the north.
Much of the western half of the country is desert. The eastern half comprises a fertile plain between the Euphrates and Tigris rivers, which run through the middle of the country and then empty into the Persian Gulf. There also several large lakes fed by tributaries of these rivers. In the north east, a chain of mountains defines the northern part of the border with Iran. The land area of the country is 438,317 sq km (169,234 sq miles).
The population of Iraq is 31.1 million (2012 figures), and is made up of 75% Arabs, 17% Kurds, 3% Turkmen, 2% Assyrians, 2% Persians and 1% others. 64% of the population are Shia Moslems, 33% Sunni Moslems and 3% others. The capital city is Baghdad.
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National History
Timeline – Key Dates in Iraqi History
Further National Information
BBC News Profile: Iraq
Yahoo Iraq page
wikipedia: Iraq
wikipedia: History of Iraq
Markings
Civil Aircraft Registrations
The registration prefix ‘YI-‘ has been used since 1931, eg: YI-xxx. The Arab Federation of Iraq and Jordan (Feb 1958-Aug 1958) used the prefix 4YB-xxx.
An all-time Civil Rotorcraft Register of Iraq listing is here.
Golden Years: Iraq YI-xxx
An incomplete all-time Iraq civil aircraft register listing is here.
An incomplete all-time Jordan-Iraq Confederation civil aircraft register listing is here.
Aircraft Operators
Military Air Arms
Current military air arms-
Air Force (Iraqi Air Force) [2006-Present]
Army Aviation (Iraqi Army) [2004-Present]
Historical military air arms-
Air Force (Iraqi Air Force) [1931-2003]
Army Aviation (Iraqi Army) [1952-2003]
Naval Aviation (Iraqi Navy) [1952-2003]
Iraqi-based foreign military air arms-
United Kingdom [1918-1952]
Allied Coalition [1991-1992]
UN Coalition [2003-2010]
Central Government Agencies
Government Aviation (Iraqi Presidential Flight) [1952-2003]
Agricultural Aviation (Government Unit) [2010-Present]
Public Service Aviation
Medical Aviation – no helicopter EMS/Rescue service available
Police Aviation (Iraqi Police Air Unit)
Private Security Contractors [2004-current]
Commercial Aviation
wikipedia: Airlines of Iraq
The World’s Airlines: Iraq
Private Aviation
To be added
Industry
Aircraft Manufacturers
To be added
Aircraft Maintenance/Repair Depots
None known.
Airfields
Civil Airports & Airfields
Civil Airports and Airfields-
Baghdad Airport (ICAO: xx)
Airports in Iraq
Military Air Bases & Airfields
On Show
Aviation Museums
Baghdad Museum
Military Museum, Baghdad (closed)
Airshow Dates
More Information
Aviation-Related Magazines
None known
Aviation Bibliography
To be added
Web Links
To be added