Maryland is a state in the United States of America located in the Mid-Atlantic region of the country, whereas Iraq is a country in Western Asia. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Maryland and Iraq regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Maryland bigger than Iraq?
The total area of Maryland is 12,407 sq mi, and the total area of Iraq is 169,235 sq mi. Maryland is smaller than Iraq by 156,828 sq mi. Maryland is around 13.64 times smaller than Iraq.
Area of Maryland: 12,407 sq mi ( 32,133 km2 )
Area of Iraq: 169,235 sq mi ( 438,317 km2 )
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau, the total population of Maryland as of 1st July 2021 was estimated to be around 6,165,129.
Based on the World Bank data, the total population of Iraq as of 2020, was estimated to be around 40,222,503 .
Here is some more data comparison between Maryland and Iraq.
The capital city of Maryland is Annapolis, and the capital city of Iraq is Baghdad.
Official Languages
Maryland: English
Iraq: Arabic, Kurdish
Demonym(s)
Maryland: Marylander
Iraq: Iraqi
ISO 3166 Code
Maryland: US-MD
Iraq: IQ
Human Development Index
HDI of Maryland as of 2019: 0.941
HDI of Iraq as of 2019: 0.674
Maryland Time Zone:
UTC − 5 (Eastern Standard Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC – 4 (Eastern Daylight Time)
Iraq Time Zone:
UTC + 3 (Arabia Standard Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Maryland:
39° 3′ 18″ N, 76° 47′ 27.24″ W
Coordinates of Iraq:
33° 0′ 0″ N, 44° 0′ 0″ E
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