Iraqi Republic الجمهورية العراقية al-Jumhūrīyah al-'Irāqīyah كۆماری عێراق Komar-i 'Êraq
Capital and largest city | Baghdad
Common languages | Arabic Kurdish
Religion | Islam Christianity (Catholicism, Iraqi Reformed Church), Zoroastrianism and Yazdanism
Government | One-party state under a military junta
President |
• 1958-1963 | Muhammad Najib
• 1963-1966 | Abdul Salam Arif
• 1966-1968 | Abdul Rahman Arif
Prime Minister |
• 1958-1963 (first) | Abd al-Karim Qasim
• 1967-1968 (last) | Tahir Yahya
Legislature | Revolutionary Command Council
Historical era | Cold War
• 14 July Revolution | 14 July 1958
• Ramadan Revolution | 8 February 1963
• Counter-coup | 10–11 November 1963
• 17 July Revolution | 17 July 1968