The CIA World Factbook Every edition, 1990 to 2025 Middle East
Country name Iraq, in 35 editions.
The entry for Iraq published Country name in 35 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 12 editions. Each is shown as published. Country name in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 12
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Long-form name” (1990 to 1992), “Names” (1993 to 1995), “Name of country” (1996) and “Country name” (1997 to 2025).
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2025 edition
Changed since 2024The same text in 3 editions, 1990 to 1992.
Published as “Long-form name”
Republic of Iraq
Republic of Iraq
Published as “Names”
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Iraq
- conventional short form:
- Iraq
- local long form:
- Al Jumhuriyah al Iraqiyah
- local short form:
- Al Iraq
conventional long form:
Republic of Iraq
conventional short form:
Iraq
local long form:
Al Jumhuriyah al Iraqiyah
local short form:
Al Iraq
The entry for Iraq did not include Country name.
Published as “Names”
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Iraq
- conventional short form:
- Iraq
- local long form:
- Al Jumhuriyah al Iraqiyah
- local short form:
- Al Iraq
conventional long form:
conventional short form:
local long form:
local short form:
Published as “Name of country”
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Iraq
- conventional short form:
- Iraq
- local long form:
- Al Jumhuriyah al Iraqiyah
- local short form:
- Al Iraq
conventional long form: Republic of Iraq
conventional short form: Iraq
local long form: Al Jumhuriyah al Iraqiyah
local short form: Al Iraq
The same text in 4 editions, 1997 to 2000.
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Iraq
- conventional short form:
- Iraq
- local long form:
- Al Jumhuriyah al Iraqiyah
- local short form:
- Al Iraq
conventional long form: Republic of Iraq
conventional short form: Iraq
local long form: Al Jumhuriyah al Iraqiyah
local short form: Al Iraq
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Iraq conventional short form: Iraq local long form: Al Jumhuriyah al Iraqiyah local short form: Al Iraq
conventional long form: Republic of Iraq
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Iraq
- conventional short form:
- Iraq
- local short form:
- Al Iraq
- local long form:
- Al Jumhuriyah al Iraqiyah
conventional long form: Republic of Iraq
conventional short form: Iraq
local short form: Al Iraq
local long form: Al Jumhuriyah al Iraqiyah local short form: Al Iraq
The same text in 5 editions, 2003 to 2007.
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Iraq
- conventional short form:
- Iraq
- local long form:
- Al Jumhuriyah al Iraqiyah
- local short form:
- Al Iraq
conventional long form: Republic of Iraq
conventional short form: Iraq
local short form: Al Iraq long form: Al Jumhuriyah al Iraqiyah
local
local short form: Al Iraq
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Iraq
- conventional short form:
- Iraq
- local long form:
- Al Jumhuriyah al-Iraqiyah
- local short form:
- Al Iraq
conventional long form: Republic of Iraq
conventional short form: Iraq
local long form: Al Jumhuriyah al Iraqiyah al-Iraqiyah
local short form: Al Iraq
The same text in 3 editions, 2009 to 2011.
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Iraq
- conventional short form:
- Iraq
- local long form:
- Jumhuriyat al-Iraq
- local short form:
- Al Iraq
conventional long form:
Republic of Iraq
conventional short form:
Iraq
local long form: Al Jumhuriyah al-Iraqiyah
Jumhuriyat al-Iraq
local short form:
Al Iraq
The same text in 3 editions, 2012 to 2014.
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Iraq
- conventional short form:
- Iraq
- local long form:
- Jumhuriyat al-Iraq/Komar-i Eraq
- local short form:
- Al Iraq/Eraq
conventional long form:
Republic of Iraq
conventional short form:
Iraq
local long form:
Jumhuriyat al-Iraq al-Iraq/Komar-i Eraq
local short form:
Al Iraq Iraq/Eraq
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Iraq
- conventional short form:
- Iraq
- local long form:
- Jumhuriyat al-Iraq/Komar-i Eraq
- local short form:
- Al Iraq/Eraq
- etymology:
- the name probably derives from "Uruk" (Biblical "Erech") the ancient Sumerian and Babylonian city on the Euphrates River
conventional long form:
conventional short form:
local long form:
local short form:
etymology: the name probably derives from "Uruk" (Biblical "Erech") the ancient Sumerian and Babylonian city on the Euphrates River
The same text in 2016 and 2017.
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Iraq
- conventional short form:
- Iraq
- local long form:
- Jumhuriyat al-Iraq/Komar-i Eraq
- local short form:
- Al Iraq/Eraq
- etymology:
- the name probably derives from "Uruk" (Biblical "Erech"), the ancient Sumerian and Babylonian city on the Euphrates River
conventional long form: Republic of Iraq
conventional short form: Iraq
local long form: Jumhuriyat al-Iraq/Komar-i Eraq
local short form: Al Iraq/Eraq
etymology: the name probably derives from "Uruk" (Biblical "Erech") "Erech"), the ancient Sumerian and Babylonian city on the Euphrates River
The same text in 7 editions, 2018 to 2024.
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Iraq
- conventional short form:
- Iraq
- local long form:
- Jumhuriyat al-Iraq/Komar-i Eraq
- local short form:
- Al Iraq/Eraq
- former:
- Mesopotamia,
- Mandatory Iraq,
- Hashemite Kingdom of Iraq
- etymology:
- the name probably derives from "Uruk" (Biblical "Erech"), the ancient Sumerian and Babylonian city on the Euphrates River
conventional long form: Republic of Iraq
conventional short form: Iraq
local long form: Jumhuriyat al-Iraq/Komar-i Eraq
local short form: Al Iraq/Eraq
former: Mesopotamia, Mandatory Iraq, Hashemite Kingdom of Iraq
etymology: the name probably derives from "Uruk" (Biblical "Erech"), the ancient Sumerian and Babylonian city on the Euphrates River
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Iraq
- conventional short form:
- Iraq
- local long form:
- Jumhuriyat al-Iraq/Komar-i Eraq
- local short form:
- Al Iraq/Eraq
- former:
- Mesopotamia,
- Mandatory Iraq,
- Hashemite Kingdom of Iraq
- etymology:
- the name probably derives from Uruk ("Erech" in Aramaic), the ancient Sumerian and Babylonian city on the Euphrates River
conventional long form: Republic of Iraq
conventional short form: Iraq
local long form: Jumhuriyat al-Iraq/Komar-i Eraq
local short form: Al Iraq/Eraq
former: Mesopotamia, Mandatory Iraq, Hashemite Kingdom of Iraq
etymology: the name probably derives from "Uruk" (Biblical "Erech"), Uruk ("Erech" in Aramaic), the ancient Sumerian and Babylonian city on the Euphrates River
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Iraq: Country name.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/iraq/country-name.