Flag and map of Iraq

Iraq is a country in Asia. Below you'll find the flag, the outline of the territory and a fact sheet with the essentials and some trivia — everything that shows up as a hint in the Vexdle game.

Flag of Iraq

Map

Fact sheet

Capital: Baghdad
Continent: Asia
Population: 48,007,437
Languages: Arabic, Kurdish
Currency: IQD
Land borders: 6 countries
Geography: Has a coastline

Flag anatomy

Red-white-black bands with the green takbir — 'God is great' — written across the white centre.

Fun facts Did you know?

The colours are Pan-Arab; the script has been restyled several times.
Red, white and black recur across many Arab flags.
Mesopotamia, between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, is called the cradle of civilization.
One of the earliest forms of writing, cuneiform, arose there.

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