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   Note: This section last updated 14th March 2021

   1,234.45

(where . indicates the decimal separator and , the thousands separator)

   ۱٫۲۳۴٬۴۵

(where ٬ indicates the decimal separator and ٫ the thousands separator)

   Note: This section last updated 1st May 2021

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23 languages are spoken in Iraq. The national language is Mesopotamian Spoken Arabic (11 500 000 speakers). There are 5 400 000 speakers of North Mesopotamian Spoken Arabic ; 100 000 speakers of Neo-Aramaic Chaldean and 227 000 speakers of Western Farsi ; 2 785 500 speakers of Kurdi (Kurdish) . The use of Kurdish is highly discouraged by the Iraqi authorities in the areas under their authority. It is the official language in the Kurdish-controlled regions.

In Iraq, Sayeda tends to be used for both married and unmarried women rather than Anissa (“Miss”). In other respects, Arabic conventions in naming and forms of address are followed. Women tend to take their husband’s family name upon marriage.

   Tables of names can be acquired: given names , surnames/family names , family name prefixes , forms of address , job titles 

The Iraqi government has changed the address format to place the postal code at the bottom of the address block. For Baghdad, the neighbourhood name may be used instead of the city name.

   A table containing information about the relevant position of elements within address blocks can be acquired 

   Note: This section last updated 10th February 2012

Iraq has postal codes which are a block of 5 digits. They are not used commonly. The Iraqi government has initiated a project to modernize Iraq’s postal services, which is likely to include a reinvigorated postal code system, though the postal code will retain the same 5-digit structure, identifying region, province, delivery type and post office. Some postal codes will be used for large-users.

Wikipedia: List of postal codes in Iraq

   Metadata containing postal code formatting rules, exceptions and regular expressions can be acquired 

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Iraq - Postal code format

Iraq - Postal code specifics

Iraq - Postal code regular expression

Iraq - Postal code level of coverage

Iraq - Postal code map

   Note: This section last updated 26th July 2016

Refer to Exonyms in Iraq for full lists of place names in Iraq in other languages.

   Alternate place name forms/postal code tables can be acquired at http://www.grcdi.nl/settlements.htm 

   Other language place name data can be acquired at http://www.grcdi.nl/otherlanguageplace.htm 

   Note: This section last updated 13th August 2014

Iraq has 19 provinces/governorates (muhafazat, singular - muhafazah). These are:

Province	Postal code range
Al Anbar	31
Al Basrah	61
Al Muthanna	66
Al Qadisiyah	58
An Najaf	54
Arbil	44
As Sulaymaniyah	46 (shared with Halabja)
At Ta’mim	36
Babil	51
Baghdad	10
Dahuk	42
Dhi Qar	64
Diyala	32
Halabja	46 (shared with As Sulaymaniyah)
Karbala’	56
Maysan	62
Ninawa	41
Salah ad Din	34
Wasit	52

   This regions/postal code data can be acquired as a data file 

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