Iraq

Capital city — Baghdad

Country population
38,433,600
i
2018
/ World Bank
Type of government
Constitutional Republic (Presidential d…
Human Development Index
0.689
(120/188)
i
2018
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
9.9
i
2017
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Ministry of Justice
Total number of prisoners
45,000
i
2015
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
126
i
2015
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Prison density
139 %
i
12/2013
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Total number of prison facilities
-
An NPM has been established
no
Female prisoners
2.6 %
i
2014
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarcerated minors
3.6 %
i
2014
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Percentage of untried prisoners
35.2 %
i
2014
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Death penalty is abolished
no
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Introduction

Country population

38,433,600

i

2018

Type of government

Constitutional Republic (Presidential democracy)

Human Development Index

0.689

(120/188)

i

2018

/ UNDP, Human Development Report

Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)

9.9

i

2017

/ UNDP, Human Development Report