| Capitale | nom: Baghdad coordonnées géographiques: 33 20 N, 44 24 E différence de temps: UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) although the origin of the name is disputed, it likely has compound Persian roots with "bagh" and "dad" meaning "god" and "given" respectively to create the meaning of "bestowed by God" |
| Fête de l'Indépendance | 3 Octobre 1932 (from League of Nations mandate under British administration); note - on 28 Juin 2004 the Coalition Provisional Authority transferred sovereignty to the Iraqi Interim Government |
| Fête nationale | Jour De l'Indépendance, 3 Octobre (1932); Jour De République, 14 Juillet (1958) |
| Constitution | history: several previous; latest adopted by referendum 15 Octobre 2005 amendments: proposed by the president of the republic and the Council of Minsters collectively, or by one fifth of the Council of Representatives members; passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote by the Council of Representatives, approval by referendum, and ratification by the president; passage of amendments to articles on citizen rights and liberties requires two-thirds majority vote of Council of Representatives members after two successive electoral terms, approval in a referendum, and ratification by the president (2016) |
| Suffrage - Age minimum de l'électeur | 18 ans; universal |
| Pouvoir exécutif | chef d'état (Président): Président Barham SALIH (depuis 2 October 2018); vice presidents (vacant) chef de gouvernement (1er ministre): Prime Minister Adil ABD AL-MAHDI (depuis 24 October 2018) cabinet: Council of Ministers proposed by the prime minister, approved by Council of Representatives elections/appointments: president indirectly elected by Council of Representatives (COR) to serve a 4-year term (eligible for a second term); COR election last held on 12 May 2018 (next to be held in 2022); prime minister nominated by the largest COR bloc or by consensus and submission of COR minister nominees for majority COR approval; disapproval requires designation of a new prime minister candidate election results: COR vote in first round - Barham SALIH (PUK) 165, Fuad HUSAYN (KDP) 90; Barham SALIH elected president in second round - Barham SALIH 219, Fuad HUSAYN 22; note - the COR vote on 1 October 2018 failed due to a lack of quorum, and a new session was held on 2 October |
Source: CIA World Factbook - Version du décembre 31, 2019
