The CIA World Factbook Every edition, 1990 to 2025 Middle East

Flag Iraq, in 36 editions.

The entry for Iraq published Flag in 36 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 19 editions. Each is shown as published. Flag in every entry.

editions changed the text
19
the first edition with it
1990
the latest edition with it
2025

Published as “Flag” (1990 to 2025) and “Flag description” (1997 to 2024).

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2001 edition

Same as 2000

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The same text in 3 editions, 2000 to 2002.

Published as “Flag description”

  • three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and black with three green five-pointed stars in a horizontal line centered in the white band;
  • the phrase ALLAHU AKBAR (God is Great) in green Arabic script - Allahu to the right of the middle star and Akbar to the left of the middle star - was added in January 1991 during the Persian Gulf crisis;
  • similar to the flag of Syria which has two stars but no script and the flag of Yemen which has a plain white band;
  • also similar to the flag of Egypt which has a symbolic eagle centered in the white band

three equal horizontal bands of red (top),
white, and black with three green five-pointed stars in a horizontal
line centered in the white band; the phrase ALLAHU AKBAR (God is
Great) in green Arabic script--Allahu script - Allahu to the right of the middle star
and Akbar to the left of the middle star--was star - was added in January 1991
during the Persian Gulf crisis; similar to the flag of Syria that
which has two stars but no script and the flag of Yemen that which has a plain
white band; also similar to the flag of Egypt that which has a symbolic
eagle centered in the white band

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Central Intelligence Agency. “Iraq: Flag.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/iraq/flag.

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