Iraq Transportion

Country Name: Republic of Iraq

Capital City: Baghdad

Population: 27,499,638 (2007 est.)

Population Growth: 2.618% (2007 est.)

Currency: New Iraqi dinar (NID) as of 22 January 2004

Languages: Arabic, Kurdish

Area: 437,072 sq km

Inflation Rate: 64.8% (2006 est.)

Unemployment Rate: 25% to 30% (2005)

Domain extension: .iq

TRANSPORTATION DETAILS OF IRAQ

Railways - total:

2,272 km

Railways - standard gauge:

2,272 km 1.435-m gauge (2006)

Railways - broad gauge:

Highways - total:

Highways - paved:

Highways - unpaved:

Airports - total:

110 (2006)

Airports - with paved runways:

Airports - with unpaved runways:

Heliports:

8 (2006)

Waterways:

5,279 km

Pipelines - gas:

gas 2,228 km; liquid petroleum gas 918 km;

Pipelines - oil:

5,506 km

Pipelines - refined products:

1,637 km (2006)

Ports and Terminals:

Al Basrah, Khawr az Zubayr, Umm Qasr