Iraq/n?

I noticed while reading everyone's blogs that a few people called it an Iraqi movie. I don't know if this is just a spelling mistake, or just a miscommunication, or if they confused the two, but I thought it was important to clear up the differences. Although Iraq and Iran are both located in the Middle East, share a border that is 900 miles long, and are often on the nightly news here in the US, they couldn't be more different. Some examples:

Iran is about four times as big as Iraq, about 636,372 square miles (18th in the world) vs 169,234 square miles (58th). Iran has about 74 million people, vs Iraq with 31 million. The GDP for Iran is also much higher, about $11,000 vs $2000 per capita.

Iran's population is very diverse, with Persians making up about half the population, Azeris about a quarter, and dozens of others comprising the rest. Only 3% of the population is Arabic. Iraq's population is over 75% Arabic, 20% Kurdish, and a small amount of other groups comprising the rest of the population.

Iran is officially a Muslim country, and Twelver Shi'a is the state religion, with 89% of the population. However, 9% are Sunni, and the rest of the minority population are Hindus, Jews, Christians, and other religions. However, the largest minority, Bahais, face persecution since the 1979 revolution, and have been denied access to jobs, education, and even executed. Iraq is about 60-65% Shi'a, 35% Sunni, and 3% Christian and other religions., which has dropped since the mid-20th century.

Perhaps the most important difference is in government. Iran is led by the Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who is in charge of the military, police, state-run television, and judiciary system. Below him is the President, who is elected by the people, and is in charge of executive decisions not given to the Supreme Leader. The Iraqi government is supposed to be an "Islamic, democratic, federal parlimentary republic" according to it's constitution, with 18 regions, called governorates. But with the current war it is hard to know what is the actual status of Iraq and it's regions. Kurdistan is the only region with it's own government and militia.

So there you go! A few facts about Iraq and Iran, but there are many many more!! :D