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Transportation of Iraq

Airports:110 (2006)
Airports - with paved runways:total: 77
over 3,047 m: 20
2,438 to 3,047 m: 37
1,524 to 2,437 m: 5
914 to 1,523 m: 6
under 914 m: 9 (2006)
Airports - with unpaved runways:total: 33
over 3,047 m: 2
2,438 to 3,047 m: 4
1,524 to 2,437 m: 4
914 to 1,523 m: 13
under 914 m: 10 (2006)
Heliports:8 (2006)
Pipelines:gas 2,228 km; liquid petroleum gas 918 km; oil 5,506 km; refined products 1,637 km (2006)
Railways:total: 2,272 km
standard gauge: 2,272 km 1.435-m gauge (2006)
Roadways:total: 45,550 km
paved: 38,399 km
unpaved: 7,151 km (1999)
Waterways:5,279 km
note: Euphrates River (2,815 km), Tigris River (1,899 km), and Third River (565 km) are principal waterways (2006)
Merchant marine:total: 13 ships (1000 GRT or over) 67,796 GRT/101,317 DWT
by type: cargo 11, petroleum tanker 2 (2006)
Ports and terminals:Al Basrah, Khawr az Zubayr, Umm Qasr

Iraq Quickstats

  • Population: 27,499,638 (July 2007 est.)
  • Area: 437,072 sq km
  • Density: 66 /km² (125th)
  • GDP (total): $89.8 billion (61st)
  • GDP (per capita): $2,900 (130th)
  • Literacy: 74.1%

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  • Currency: Iraqi dinar (IQD)
  • Dial code: +964

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Iraq Internet

  • Usage: 36,000
  • Penetration: 0.1 %
  • Top Domain: .iz

WT eBusiness info:

  • Success Ranking: 100
  • Market testing: Untested
  • Overall risk: High
  • Overall reward: Low

e-maturity:

  • Tourism: 10%
  • eCommerce: 10%
  • Gaming: 10%
  • eLearning: 10%

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