Time zone: GMT + 3 hours
Location: Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf, between Iran and Kuwait.
Capital: Baghdad
Currency: New Iraqi dinar (currency code IRR) - as of 22 January 2004
Languages: Arabic, Kurdish (official in Kurdish regions), Assyrian, Armenian.
Airport authority contact information: Ministry of Roads and Transportation, Tehran. Telephone: +98 (0)21 646 9732
Airports: In 2005 Iraq had 111 airports, only 79 of which have paved runways, the most significant of which are:
Baghdad - Al Muthana Airport
Baghdad International Airport
Bamerny Airport
Basra International Airport
Kirkuk Airport
Mosul Airport
