Iraq international travel guide in 2021

Iraq 🇮🇶

Iraq is part of Asia with main city at Baghdad. It's usually 🌤️ 16.02 °C in Iraq with a rainfall of 🌧 20.85 mm. Internet speed in Iraq is on average 3.7 Mbps. Its Developing country with a population of 38M people. The main currency is Iraqi Dinar. The languages spoken are Arabic and Kurdish. Automatic teller machines are rare in Iraq. Current travel safety advice is Do not travel. Get other useful information like socket plugs, SIM cards and emergency numbers.

👍 Developing 🌤️ ~16.02 °C 🌧 ~20.85 mm 👨‍👩‍👦‍👦 38M people

Travel restrictions

Advice

🛡️ Travel safety

Do not travel

Parliamentary elections are scheduled for 10 October. An increase in protests and violence is likely to occur post elections. Restrictions on travel may be put in place around the election period. Follow the advice of local authorities. The security situation throughout Iraq remains volatile. Due to the volatile security environment and the ongoing threat of kidnappings, we advise you to leave Iraq as soon as you are able to do so. If you're staying in Iraq, be alert and check media for updates on new threats. We continue to advise: Do not travel to Iraq, including the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, due to the volatile security situation and very high risk of violence, armed conflict, kidnapping and terrorist attack.

Issue date: October 28, 2021

Weather

🌤️ Temperature

🌧 Rainfall

General

🔌 Sockets

Iraq uses 230V, 50Hz with sockets and plugs Type C, Type D and Type G.

🌐 Languages

The languages that are typically spoken are Arabic and Kurdish

Money

💱 Currencies Used

Iraq uses the Iraqi dinar (symbol: ?.?), code IQD.Banknotes come in denominations of 50000, 25000, 10000, 5000, 1000, 500 and 250 dinars. Dinar is subdivided into 1000 filss. Coins come in denominations of null.

🏧 ATMs

Automatic teller machines are rare in Iraq. Your best bet is to look for them in large cities and community places.You do not need a chip & PIN card to use an ATM — your standard magnetic card will work fine.

Calling

📡 Internet

Internet speed in Iraq is on average 3.7 Mbps. WiFi coverage in Iraq is low. It is not as easy to find one.

📞 Calling

To call Iraq, dial +, then 964 (the country code for Iraq), then the area code (without the initial 0) and the local number. For local calls within Iraq, start with the area code (with the initial 0). In the case above area code is 1 .

Driving