Kurdistan
Republic of Kurdistan Komara Kurdistanê | |
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Motto: Karkerên cîhanê hevgirin! Workers of the World, Unite! | |
Capital | Amed |
Largest city | Nineveh (Nînewa) |
Official languages | Kurmanji |
Recognised national languages | Sorani, Pehlewani, Arabic, Armenian, Assyrian, Turkish |
Ethnic groups | Kurds, Armenians, Assyrians, Chaldeans, Arabs, Persians, Turks (recognized) |
Religion | Secular state |
Demonym | Kurdistani |
Government | Federated socialist republic |
• Chairman of the Presidium | Abdullah Öcalan |
• Premier | Rojda Felat |
Legislature | Council Congress |
Chamber of Nationalities | |
Central Executive Council | |
Liberation from the Axis forces | |
• Iraqi surrender | 18 March 1943 |
• Declaration of the republic | 26 March 1943 |
• Treaty of Riha | 8 June 1946 |
Currency | Kurdistani dinar (KSD) |
Time zone | UTC+3 (AST) |
Driving side | right |
Internet TLD | .ks |
The Republic of Kurdistan is a socialist republic in the Middle East. It is bordered by Turkey, Iran, Syria, Arabia and the Soviet Union.
It is a member of the Third Communist International.