Leader: President Saddam Hussein
Population: 23,331,985
Size: 168,754 square miles -- more than twice the size of Idaho
Infant mortality rate: 60.05/1,000 births
Life expectancy: 66.95 years
Religions: Muslim 97%; (Shia 60%-65%, Sunni 32%-37%); Christian and other 3%
GDP: $57 billion/ $2,500 per capita
Defense: 7.3% of GDP/ 429,000 active troops