California is a state in the United States Of America located in the Western Region of the country, whereas Iraq is a country in Western Asia. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between California and Iraq regarding various aspects.
Size
Is California bigger than Iraq?
The total area of California is 163,696 sq mi, and the total area of Iraq is 169,235 sq mi. California is smaller than Iraq by 5,539 sq mi. California is around 1.04 times smaller than Iraq.
Area of California: 163,696 sq mi ( 423,970 km2 )
Area of Iraq: 169,235 sq mi ( 438,317 km2 )
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau, the total population of California as of 1st July 2021 was estimated to be around 39,237,836.
Based on the Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data, the total population of Iraq as of 12th April 2022, is estimated to be around 41,887,421.
Here is some more data comparison between California and Iraq.
The capital of California is Sacramento, and the capital city of Iraq is Baghdad.
Official Languages
California: English
Iraq: Arabic, Kurdish
Demonym(s)
California: Californian
Iraq: Iraqi
ISO 3166 Code
California: US-CA
Iraq: IQ
Human Development Index
HDI of California as of 2019: 0.936
HDI of Iraq as of 2019: 0.674
California Time Zone:
UTC – 8 (Pacific Time Zone)
Summer(DST):
UTC – 7 (Pacific Daylight Time)
Iraq Time Zone:
UTC + 3 (Arabia Standard Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of California:
37° 0′ 0″ N, 120° 0′ 0″ W
Coordinates of Iraq:
33° 0′ 0″ N, 44° 0′ 0″ E
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