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Baghdad Governorate ( ) in the nation of Iraq includes the city of Baghdad and the surrounding Metropolitan Area , including Al Mahmudiyah and the infamous Abu Ghraib . It has an area of 734 km&2, the smallest of the 18 governorates of Iraq. In 2003 , the estimated population of the province was 6,400,400 people.

Baghdad governate is considered one of the more developed parts of Iraq, with a better infrastructure than much of Iraq , though heavily damaged from the invasion in 2003 and continuing violence today. Baghdad , even though considered the most heavily guarded area in Iraq, is still the scene of countless daily ambushes and attacks from Iraqi rebels directed towards Coalition troops.