South Dakota is a state in the North Central region of the United States of America, whereas Iraq is a country in Western Asia. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between South Dakota and Iraq regarding various aspects.
Size
Is South Dakota bigger than Iraq?
The total area of South Dakota is 77,116 sq mi, and the total area of Iraq is 169,235 sq mi. South Dakota is smaller than Iraq by 92,119 sq mi. South Dakota is around 2.19 times smaller than Iraq.
Area of South Dakota: 77,116 sq mi ( 199,729 km2 )
Area of Iraq: 169,235 sq mi ( 438,317 km2 )
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau, the total population of South Dakota as of 1st July 2021 was estimated to be around 895,376.
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 South Dakota and Iraq.
The capital city of South Dakota is Pierre, and the capital city of Iraq is Baghdad.
Official Languages
South Dakota: English, O’ceti Sakowin
Iraq: Arabic, Kurdish
Demonym(s)
South Dakota: South Dakotan
Iraq: Iraqi
ISO 3166 Code
South Dakota: US-SD
Iraq: IQ
South Dakota Time Zone:
UTC – 6 (Central Standard Time)
UTC – 7 (Mountain Standard Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC – 5 (Central Daylight Time)
UTC – 6 (Mountain Daylight Time)
Iraq Time Zone:
UTC + 3 (Arabia Standard Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of South Dakota:
44° 26′ 39.48″ N, 100° 13′ 34.68″ W
Coordinates of Iraq:
33° 0′ 0″ N, 44° 0′ 0″ E
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