Iraqi Kurdistan

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Iraqi Kurdistan Herêma Kurdistan هه رێمى كوردستان إقليم کردستان العراق
Official flag Official Coat of Arms
National information
National motto:	Unknown
National anthem:	Ey Reqîb
About the people
Official languages:	Kurdish, Arabic
Population: (# of people)
- Total:	5,500,000
- Density:	40 per km²
Geography / Places
Here is the country on a map of the world.
Capital city:	Arbil
Largest city:	Arbil
Area
- Total:	80,000 km²
- Water:	? km²
Politics / Government
Leaders:	President Massoud Barzani, Prime Minister Nechervan Idris Barzani
Economy / Money
Currency: (Name of money)	Iraqi Dinar (IQD)
International information
Time zone:	+3
Telephone dialing code:	964
Internet domain:	Various

Iraqi Kurdistan also known as Kurdistan Region (Kurdish: ههريمى كوردستان, Herêma Kurdistan, Arabic:إقليم كردستان العراق) is a partial self-governing region north of Iraq, south of Turkey east of Iran and west of Syria. Its capital is Arbil and it's called Hewlêr in Kurdish.

The area is 80,000 km² and 5,500,000 people live there.

[change] Geography

Iraqi Kurdistan is a huge mountain range, where the highest point is 3.611 meters, known as Cheekha Dar. The biggest lake is Dukan.

Iraqi Kurdistan is divided into 6 provinces.

• 3 of the provinces that are under control of Iraqi Kurdistan are:

1.As Sulaymaniyah (Silemanî)

2.Arbil (Hewlêr)

3.Dahuk (Duhok)

• The provinces that is a part of Iraqi Kurdistan are:

4.Diyala

5.Kirkuk

6.Ninawa

[change] Demographics

The population in Iraqi Kurdistan is about 5-6 million. Most of these people are Sunni Muslims. There are also many Yazidis, Kakeyís and Christians. Kurds make the ethnic majority in the region while the Turkmen, Assyrians, Armenians and Arabs make up the rest of the western part of the area.