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Baghdad [note 1] (Arabic: بغداد, Baghdād) is the capital and largest city of Iraq, located along the Tigris in the central part of the country. With a population exceeding 7 million, it ranks among the most populous cities in the Middle East and Arab World and forms 22% of the country's population.
Country City Population ... Founding date Image 1 Egypt: Cairo: 22,623,874 968 CE [3] 2 Iraq: Baghdad: ... List of largest metropolitan areas of the Middle East; List ...
According to the 2023 V-Dem Democracy indices Iraq was the third most electoral democratic country in the Middle East. [96] Under Saddam, the government employed 1 million employees, but this increased to around 7 million in 2016. In combination with decreased oil prices, the government budget deficit is near 25% of GDP as of 2016. [97]
Rank City Country Metropolitan Population City Population Image 1 Cairo Egypt 20,439,541: 9,500,000: 2 Tehran Iran 17,672,000: 9,134,000: 3 Istanbul Turkey 15,519,267
The following is a list of countries in the Middle East sorted by projected population. Table. Rank Country (or dependent territory) 2020 projection [1] % of pop.
Baghdad Governorate (Arabic: محافظة بغداد Muḥāfaẓat Baġdād), also known as the Baghdad Province, is the capital governorate of Iraq. It includes the capital Baghdad as well as the surrounding metropolitan area. The governorate is one of two small provinces of all 19 in Iraq into which the country divides entirely, yet by a ...
The Carnegie Middle East Center wrote in August 2015 that: [60] The Kurdistan region of Iraq enjoys more stability, economic development, and political pluralism than the rest of the country. And public opinion under the Kurdistan Regional Government demands rule-of-law-based governance.
It was recognized as an official governorate of the Kurdistan Region in 2014, [3] [2] and the Council of Ministers approved a bill twice in 2013, [4] [5] and 2023. [6] However, the only legislature in Iraq that can implement new governorates is the Council of Representatives of Iraq , which has had delayed hearings regarding Halabja numerous times.