Head of state: Jalal Talabani (President)
Head of government: Nouri Al'Maliki (Prime Minister)
Type of state: Republic
Land area: 438,317 km2
Capital: Baghdad
Population: 30.7m
Ethnic groups: 78% Arab, 18% Kurdish, 3% Turkoman, Assyrian, Armenian 
Religions: 97% Moslem, of which 63% Shi’a and 34% Sunni, 3% Christian
Languages: Arabic, Kurdish
Currency: Iraqi dinar (NID)
Gross domestic product (GDP) 2010: USD 84.136bn
Change over previous year: +15.7%
Per capita GDP 2010: USD 2,090 
Swiss colony 2010: 25 people
Swiss exports 2010: CHF 162.86 million
Change over previous year: +46.8%
Swiss imports 2010: CHF 0.02 million
Change over previous year: : -99.1%