Plugs and voltage
Iraq uses Types C and G sockets; Type D is also found. Mains supply is 230 V at 50 Hz.
At 230 V, devices made only for 100–127 V (many American and Japanese hair dryers, curling irons and some shavers) will be damaged without a step-down converter. Chargers labelled “100–240V” work fine with just a plug adapter.
Money
IQD Iraqi Dinar IQD
Average in 2025: 1 USD = 1,300 IQD (World Bank). No daily reference rate is published for this currency by the ECB; check a live rate before exchanging.
Price level 42 (US = 100, 2025)
Everyday household prices in Iraq are about 42% of US prices when converted at market exchange rates: cheaper than the median country (50). All countries
Language
- Arabicofficial68%
Also official in some regions: Central Kurdish, Azerbaijani.
Bars show the share of the population that speaks each language (CLDR estimates).
Time
Iraq is on UTC+3, with no daylight saving time.
Driving
Traffic in Iraq drives on the right, so the steering wheel is on the left.
Public holidays in the next 12 months
16 national public holidays from 2 November 2026. Banks, offices and many shops close; regional holidays are not shown. Dates marked “estimated” follow a lunar calendar and can move by a day.
January 2027
- New Year's Day
- Army Day
March 2027
- Eid al-Fitr (estimated)
- Eid al-Fitr (estimated)
- Eid al-Fitr (estimated)
- Commemoration of the Saddam Baath crimes against the Iraqi people
- Nowruz
May 2027
- Labor Day
- Day of Arafah (estimated)
- Eid al-Adha (estimated)
- Eid al-Adha (estimated)
- Eid al-Adha (estimated)
- Eid al-Ghadir (estimated)
June 2027
- Islamic New Year (estimated)
- Ashura (estimated)
August 2027
- Prophet's Birthday (estimated)
Travel advisories
United Kingdom · FCDO
- FCDO advises against all travel to parts of the country
- FCDO advises against all but essential travel to parts of the country
Updated 2026-10-27. Read the full advice. Checked 2026-11-02.
Advisories are written for each government's own citizens and change without notice: read the original before you travel.
Other practical facts
- Calling code
- +964
- Internet domain
- .iq
- Measurement
- Metric
- Paper size
- A4
- Week starts on
- Saturday
- Read more
- Wikipedia
More in Western Asia
Flag: Flag of Iraq.svg, Public domain. Arms: Coat of arms of Iraq.svg, Public domain. Electricity: resolved by intl.life from three sources, see methodology.
