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Iraq

A nation of 47 million between the Tigris and the Euphrates, where oil and gas rents equal more than two fifths of the economy and the World Bank committed $900 million for roads and jobs in June 2026.

Perfect Nations values what Iraq owns and raises capital against it, through innovative financing for development (FfD) and super intelligence (SI).

Iraq at a glance

Work with usRead the Letter to Iraq

What we do for Iraq

Assets. Capital. Solutions.

Perfect Nations is a new-age sovereign advisory firm, and its clients are nations.

  1. 01AssetsThe cupFive sovereign assets, valued, from The Oil and Gas to The Land.
  2. 02CapitalThe laurels2 instruments and investments on record, every one sourced.
  3. 03SolutionsThe seven starsSeven basic standards of living, star by star. Energy is furthest from reach today.

The whole logo: a Perfect Nation, where every citizen has all seven basic standards of living, led by good governance.

01Assets · The cup · Sovereign Assets

Five assets no balance sheet counts.

Each is owned today, earns today, and can carry Iraq toward seven basic standards of living for every citizen.

  • 43.5%Of GDP from oil and gas rents, 2021

    The Oil and Gas

    Among the world’s largest oil reserves: rents worth more than two fifths of the economy.

  • 47.0mCitizens, 2025

    The People

    36% are under fifteen: one of the youngest populations in the region, ready for work beyond oil.

  • 21.8%Of the land in agriculture, 2023

    The Farmland

    The fertile land of Mesopotamia, where farming began.

  • 799 m³Renewable fresh water a person, 2022

    The Fresh Water

    The Tigris and the Euphrates: rivers to be shared, stored and used with care.

  • 434,130 km²Land area, 2023

    The Land

    Territory to farm, power and protect.

Every figure, with its sourceThe Sovereign Assets ledger

02Capital · The laurels · Capital Architecture

Oil wealth, and the roads to move beyond it.

Bonds, guarantees, swaps and loans that raise capital against what Iraq owns, every line sourced.

Capital Architecture

The record in figures

Capital already committed

  • MultilateralApprovedRoad connectivity and job creation$900M

    IBRD · June 2026

    Improves Iraq’s road connectivity and supports job creation.

    World Bank

    Source
  • MultilateralApprovedPollution Management Project$18.5M

    World Bank · February 2025

    Health and livelihoods of communities affected by pollution.

    World Bank

    Source

The Iraq Newswire

The Solutions Wire
Zainab Hassan Kareem, Nation Steward of Iraq

Zainab Hassan KareemNation Steward of Iraq · SI Researcher

Already working in Iraq.

Independent firms and social enterprises already at work in Iraq, highlighted by Perfect Nations. None is a partner of Perfect Nations.

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  • The first firms and social enterprises at work in Iraq are being gathered.

    Name one already at work there: it may be highlighted here, with its source.

03Solutions · The seven stars · Perfect Capita

Perfect Iraq, star by star.

Perfect Capita is the yearly cost, per person, of lifting everyone above the Living Line in all seven basic living standards, set with Iraq in its own prices.

How Perfect Capita works
Iraq: the seven stars of the logo, one for each basic standard of living, rising from the cup; Food is the larger centre star. Each star carries the figure for Iraq.WATER59.8%SHELTER50.7%ENERGY44.7%FOOD–EDUCATION44.9HEALTH64LIVELIHOOD72%
44.7%
Energy · furthest from reachThe grid produced 24,600 MW in September 2026, against the 55,000 to 60,000 MW needed for power around the clock. 99% cook with clean fuels (2024)Ministry of Electricity, Sep 2026

Tap a star for its figure and source.

The price of Perfect Iraq

To be set with Iraq, from its own figures and in its own prices: Perfect Capita times the people of Iraq, each year.

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  • FoodNot measuredNo FAO measure of food insecurity is published for IraqFAO
  • Water59.8%Safely managed drinking waterWHO/UNICEF, 2024
  • Shelter50.7%City dwellers outside slums; 49.3% live in slumsUN-Habitat, 2022
  • Energy44.7%The grid produced 24,600 MW in September 2026, against the 55,000 to 60,000 MW needed for power around the clock. 99% cook with clean fuels (2024)Ministry of Electricity, Sep 2026
  • Education44.944.9% of young people complete lower secondary school; 2007, datedWorld Bank, 2007
  • Health64WHO service coverage indexWHO, 2023
  • Livelihood72%Above US$8.30 a day; 28% live below itWorld Bank, 2023

Perfect Nations estimate, to be confirmed with Iraq. Figures marked dated rest on surveys more than five years old; lenient measures are marked as such. The strict measures

Strict measures. Food: share not moderately or severely food insecure (FAO). Water: safely managed drinking water where measured; where it is not, basic water, marked as such. Shelter: the lower of safely managed sanitation and the share outside urban slums. Energy: the lower of electricity per person against 1,000 kWh and clean cooking; where electricity per person is not published, clean cooking. Education: the lower of children reading by the end of primary school and lower-secondary completion. Health: WHO service coverage index. Livelihood: share above the stricter of the national poverty line and the World Bank line for the nation’s income group (US$8.30 a day for high-income nations). Each figure links to its source. For Iraq, the delivery test (12 November 2026): Energy takes the lower of these and the share of national demand the grid actually serves, from Ministry of Electricity.

Solutions for Perfect Iraq

All Solutions

  • Solution No. 48

    Flares to Power

    The gas Iraq burns at its oil fields is captured and turned into power for homes, repaid from the electricity sold.

    • 01The challengeIraq’s grid produced 24,600 MW in September 2026, against at least 55,000 MW needed for power around the clock: 55.3% of the electricity Iraq needs is not supplied.
    • 02What Perfect Nations advisesIraq should finance the capture of the gas now burned at its oil fields and turn it into power, through project finance repaid from the electricity sold, with solar plants built on the same sites. With super intelligence, every flare can be watched from space and every captured cubic metre followed to the grid, so lenders and citizens alike can see wasted gas become power.

    55.3%of the electricity Iraq needs is not supplied

    FromPreeti SinhaPresident and CEO, Perfect NationsRead the SolutionDiscuss this Solution
Perfect Nations® · Letters to the NationsIraq

Dear Iraq,

You hold among the largest oil reserves on earth and the land where farming began.

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More than a third of you are under fifteen. On the latest data, fewer than half of your young people complete lower secondary school. Let the oil build the schools and the jobs your children will need when the oil is gone.

“Oil for today. Schools and jobs for the children who will inherit what comes after.”

Yours in design,Preeti SinhaPresident and CEO, Perfect Nations

Work with us · The ReDesign Studio

The Perfect Iraq ReDesign Studio

One mission, three depths: the same four moves for Iraq, taken as far toward market as you choose.

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For the Government of Iraq, its development partners and investors. Scope and fees are agreed in writing before any work begins.

  1. 01Identify the assets
  2. 02Estimate Perfect Capita
  3. 03Co-design the capital architecture
  4. 04Launch the instruments

  1. Mandate 013 hours

    The Nation Briefing

    A private session for the people who decide.

    You leave withThe gap, named and sized

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    1. 01The five sovereign assets on this page, walked through.
    2. 02Education, the standard furthest from reach, and the Gap, explained.
    3. 03The instruments that could close the Gap, shortlisted.
    4. 04The path to market, outlined.
    Request a Nation Briefing

  2. Mandate 023 days

    The Blueprint Lab

    Your team and ours, working the blueprint together.

    You leave withThe structure, drawn

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    1. 01The ledger tested against your ministries’ own data.
    2. 02Each of the seven standards costed in local prices.
    3. 03One financing structure, drawn with your team.
    4. 04A term sheet and the partners to approach.
    Plan a Blueprint Lab

  3. Mandate 03End to end

    The Sovereign Mandate

    Led personally by the President and CEO.

    You leave withA structure ready for market

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    1. 01A full sovereign asset ledger, valued and verified.
    2. 02Perfect Capita set and agreed with government, with a monitoring plan.
    3. 03The full structure: legal form, credit enhancement, guarantees and pricing.
    4. 04Taken to investors and development partners, through to close.
    Discuss a Sovereign Mandate

Co-design it with us

Where Iraqis and Co-designers design the nation they want to live in.

  • Writings

    Write Perfect Iraq into being.

    Up to 1,500 words on your vision of Perfect Iraq, published with your name.

    Submit your writing

  • Voices of Perfect Nations Launching soon

    The local leaders already building Perfect Iraq.

    Great local leaders: honest, dedicated and committed to basic standards of living for all. Every guest answers one question: “What does Iraq already own, and how could it pay for a decent life for every citizen?”

    Nominate yourselfSuggest a guest

  • Co-designers

    Join the community.

    Everyone who shares a vision, a voice or an enterprise here becomes a Co-designer of Perfect Iraq.

    Become a Co-designer

The Iraq ReDesign Studio is open

Design Perfect Iraq with us.

Share your vision, suggest a guest, or write to us: every message receives a personal reply.

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Sources
  1. World Bank, World Development Indicators (API), accessed 10 November 2026: population and ages 0 to 14, 2025; land area and agricultural and forest land; renewable fresh water per person, 2022; natural resource, oil, gas and mineral rents, 2021; renewable electricity output, 2021; tourism receipts; personal remittances; electricity access and clean cooking.
  2. The seven standards: FAO food insecurity, WHO/UNICEF JMP water and sanitation, UN-Habitat urban slums, World Bank clean cooking, learning poverty and lower-secondary completion, and poverty headcounts (all via the World Bank); WHO UHC service coverage index, 2023.
  3. IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026 (DataMapper, accessed 10 November 2026): general government gross debt, 2025, and real GDP growth projected for 2026.
  4. World Bank press releases of 20 February 2025 and 5 June 2026.
  5. Electricity supplied against demand: Ministry of Electricity, Sep 2026, read 12 November 2026.
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