Ba'athist Iraq

Iraqi Republic الجمهورية العراقية al-Jumhūrīyah al-‘Irāqīyah
1968–2003
Flag (1991-2003) Coat of arms (1991-2003)
Motto: (Arabic: "وحدة، حرية، اشتراكية"‎) "Wahda, Hurriyah, Ishtirakiyah" (1986–1991) (Scots: "Unity, Freedom, Socialism") "Allāhu Akbar" (1991–2003) (Scots: "God is the Greatest")
Anthem: "Ardulfurataini Watan"  (1981–2003) (Scots: "The Laund o the Twa Rivers")
Caipital	Baghdad
Lairgest ceety	capital
Common leids	Arabic
Releegion	Secular state
Govrenment	Unitar Ba'athist ane-pairty state unner militar dictatorship
Preses
• 1968–1979	Hassan al-Bakr (first)
• 1979–2003	Saddam Hussein (last)
Prime Meenister
• 1968	Abd an-Naif (first)
• 1994–2003	Saddam Hussein (last)
Legislatur	National Assembly
Historical era	20t century, 21st century
• Ba'athist coup	17 Julie 1968
• Iran–Iraq War	1980–88
• Persie Gulf War	1990–91
• Sanctions against Iraq	1990–2003
• Faw o Baghdad	9 Apryle 2003
Aurie
1999	437,072 km2 (168,754 sq mi)
2002	438,317 km2 (169,235 sq mi)
Population
• 1999	22427150
• 2002	25175000
Currency	Iraqi dinar (IQD)
Cawin code	964
ISO 3166 code	IQ
Internet TLD	.iq
Precedit bi Succeedit bi Iraqi Republic Saudi Arabian–Iraqi neutral zone Kuwait Kuwait Coalition Provisional Authority
The day pairt o	Iraq Kuwait

Ba'athist Iraq, formally the Iraqi Republic, covers the history o Iraq atween 1968 an 2003, in the period o the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Pairty's rule.