The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Iraq:

Iraq – sovereign country located in Western Asia.^[1] Iraq spans most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert.^[2] It shares borders with Kuwait and Saudi Arabia to the south, Jordan to the west, Syria to the northwest, Turkey to the north, and Iran to the east. It has a very narrow section of coastline at Umm Qasr on the Persian Gulf. There are two major flowing rivers: the Tigris and the Euphrates. These provide Iraq with agriculturally capable land and contrast with the desert landscape that covers most of Western Asia.

General reference[edit]

• Pronunciation:
• Common English country name: Iraq
• Official English country name: The Republic of Iraq
• Common endonym(s):
• Official endonym(s):
• Adjectival(s): Iraqi
• Demonym(s):
• Etymology: Name of Iraq
  • 58th largest country
  • 39th most populous country
• ISO country codes: IQ, IRQ, 368
• ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:IQ
• Internet country code top-level domain: .iq

Geography of Iraq[edit]

• Iraq is a: Country
• Location:
  • Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
  • Eurasia
    • Asia
      • Western Asia
  • Fertile Crescent
    • Mesopotamia
  • Time zone: UTC+03
  • Extreme points of Iraq
    • High: Cheekha Dar 3,611 m (11,847 ft)
    • Low: Persian Gulf 0 m
  • Land boundaries: 3,650 km

 Iran 1,458 km

 Saudi Arabia 814 km

 Syria 605 km

 Turkey 352 km

 Kuwait 240 km

 Jordan 181 km

• Coastline: Persian Gulf 58 km

• Population of Iraq: 26,783,383 people (July 2006 estimate) - 39th most populous country
• Area of Iraq: 438,317 km² (169,235 sq mi) - 58th largest country
• Atlas of Iraq

Environment of Iraq[edit]

• Climate of Iraq
• Environmental issues in Iraq
• Renewable energy in Iraq
• Geology of Iraq
• Protected areas of Iraq
  • Biosphere reserves in Iraq: None
  • National parks of Iraq
• Wildlife of Iraq
  • Fauna of Iraq
    • Birds of Iraq
    • Mammals of Iraq

Natural geographic features of Iraq[edit]

• Glaciers of Iraq: None
• Islands of Iraq
• Lakes of Iraq
• Mountains of Iraq
  • Volcanoes in Iraq
• Rivers of Iraq
  • Waterfalls of Iraq
• Valleys of Iraq
• World Heritage Sites in Iraq

Regions of Iraq[edit]

Ecoregions of Iraq[edit]

Administrative divisions of Iraq[edit]

• Regions of Iraq
  • Provinces of Iraq
    • Districts of Iraq
      • Municipalities of Iraq

Governorates of Iraq[edit]

1. Baghdad - Arab, Turkman,Assyrian, Kurdish
2. Salah ad Din - Arab, Turkman
3. Diyala - Arab, Turkman, Kurdish
4. Wasit - Arab, Turkman
5. Maysan - Arab
6. Al Basrah - Arab
7. Dhi Qar - Arab
8. Al Muthanna - Arab
9. Al Qadisyah - Arab
10. Babil - Arab, Turkman
11. Al Karbala - Arab
12. An Najaf - Arab
13. Al Anbar - Arab
14. Ninawa - Arab, Turkman, Assyrian, Kurdish
15. Dahuk - Assyrian, Kurdish,Arab
16. Arbil - Turkman, Kurdish, Assyrian,Arab
17. At Ta'mim - Turkman, Kurdish, Arab, Assyrian
18. As Sulaymaniyah - Kurdish, Assyrian

The constitutionally recognized Kurdistan Autonomous Region includes parts of a number of northern provinces, and is largely self-governing in internal affairs.

Districts of Iraq[edit]

Municipalities of Iraq[edit]

• Cities of Iraq
  • Capital of Iraq: Baghdad

Demography of Iraq[edit]

Government and politics of Iraq[edit]

Main article: Government of Iraq and Politics of Iraq

• Form of government:
• Iraqi Interim Government
• Capital of Iraq: Baghdad

• Elections in Iraq
• Political parties in Iraq
• Provincial Iraqi Control
• Reconstruction of Iraq

Branches of the government of Iraq[edit]

Executive branch of the government of Iraq[edit]

• Head of state: President of Iraq, Jalal Talabani
• Head of government: Prime Minister of Iraq, Nouri al-Maliki
• Council of Ministers of Iraq

Legislative branch of the government of Iraq[edit]

• Council of Representatives of Iraq (unicameral parliament)

Judicial branch of the government of Iraq[edit]

• Supreme Court of Iraq
• Central Criminal Court of Iraq

Foreign relations of Iraq[edit]

• Diplomatic missions in Iraq
• Diplomatic missions of Iraq
• Iraqi diaspora

International organization membership[edit]

The Republic of Iraq is a member of:^[1]

Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (ABEDA) Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (AFESD) (suspended) Arab Monetary Fund (AMF) Council of Arab Economic Unity (CAEU) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Group of 77 (G77) International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) International Development Association (IDA) International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS) International Finance Corporation (IFC) International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) International Labour Organization (ILO) International Maritime Organization (IMO) International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO) International Monetary Fund (IMF) International Olympic Committee (IOC) International Organization for Standardization (ISO) International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM) International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO) Islamic Development Bank (IDB) League of Arab States (LAS) Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) Nonaligned Movement (NAM) Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC) Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) United Nations (UN) United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Universal Postal Union (UPU) World Customs Organization (WCO) World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) World Health Organization (WHO) World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) World Meteorological Organization (WMO) World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) World Trade Organization (WTO) (observer)

Law and order in Iraq[edit]

• Capital punishment in Iraq
• Constitution of Iraq
• Crime in Iraq
• Human rights in Iraq
  • LGBT rights in Iraq
  • Freedom of religion in Iraq
• Law enforcement in Iraq
  • Iraqi Police

Military of Iraq[edit]

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief:
    • Ministry of Defence of Iraq
• Forces
  • Army of Iraq
  • Navy of Iraq
  • Air Force of Iraq
  • Special forces of Iraq
• Military history of Iraq
• Military ranks of Iraq

Local government in Iraq[edit]

History of Iraq[edit]

Main article: History of Iraq, Timeline of the history of Iraq, and Current events of Iraq

• History by year: 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008
• Military history of Iraq
  • Iraq and weapons of mass destruction
  • Iraq War
    • 2003 invasion of Iraq
    • Casualties of the Iraq War
    • Iraqi insurgency
      • History of Iraqi insurgency
    • Rationale for the Iraq War
    • Terrorist attacks of the Iraq War
    • Timeline of the Iraq War
• Post-invasion Iraq, 2003–present

Culture of Iraq[edit]

• Architecture of Iraq
• Cuisine of Iraq
• Festivals in Iraq
• Languages of Iraq
• Media in Iraq
• National symbols of Iraq
  • Coat of arms of Iraq
  • Flag of Iraq
  • National anthem of Iraq
• People of Iraq
  • Ethnic minorities in Iraq
• Prostitution in Iraq
• Public holidays in Iraq
• Records of Iraq
• Religion in Iraq
  • Christianity in Iraq
  • Hinduism in Iraq
  • Islam in Iraq
  • Judaism in Iraq
  • Sikhism in Iraq
• World Heritage Sites in Iraq

Art in Iraq[edit]

• Art in Iraq
• Cinema of Iraq
• Literature of Iraq
• Music of Iraq
• Television in Iraq
• Theatre in Iraq

Sport in Iraq[edit]

• Most popular sport: Football (soccer)
  • Iraq Football Association
    • Iraq national football team
    • Iraq Super League

Economy and infrastructure of Iraq[edit]

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 63rd (sixty-third)

• Agriculture in Iraq
• Banking in Iraq
  • Central Bank of Iraq
• Communications in Iraq
  • Internet in Iraq
  • Television in Iraq
• Companies of Iraq
• Currency of Iraq: Dinar
  • ISO 4217: IQD
• Energy in Iraq
  • Energy policy of Iraq
  • Oil industry in Iraq
• Health care in Iraq
• Mining in Iraq
• Iraq Stock Exchange
• Tourism in Iraq
• Transport in Iraq
  • Airports in Iraq
  • Ports of Iraq
  • Rail transport in Iraq
  • Roads in Iraq
• Water supply and sanitation in Iraq

Education in Iraq[edit]

Health in Iraq[edit]

See also[edit]

• Index of Iraq-related articles
• List of international rankings
• Member states of the United Nations
• Outline of Asia
• Outline of geography

References[edit]

External links[edit]

Wikimedia Atlas of Iraq

Government

• Iraqi Presidency Website http://www.iraqipresidency.net
• Iraqi Government Website http://www.cabinet.iq
• Iraqi Parliament Website http://www.parliament.iq
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs http://www.mofa.gov.iq
• Ministry of Defense http://www.iraqmod.org
• Ministry of Oil http://www.oil.gov.iq
• Ministry of Trade http://www.mot.gov.iq
• Ministry of Industry http://www.industry.gov.iq
• Ministry of Higher Education http://www.mohesr.gov.iq
• Kurdistan Regional Government
• New Iraqi government structure (PDF) (As of July 17, 2006)

Overviews

• Encarta Encyclopedia
• al-Bab - Iraq
• Iraq Inter-Agency Information & Analysis Unit Reports, Maps and Assessments of Iraq from the UN Inter-Agency Information & Analysis Unit
• Encyclopaedia Britannica Iraq Country Page
• BBC News Country Profile - Iraq
• CIA World Factbook - Iraq
• US State Department - Iraq includes Background Notes, Country Study and major reports
• Read Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports regarding Iraq
• Iraq Country Profile from Reuters AlertNet
• Country Briefing: Iraq from The Economist

News

• Focus on Iraq Daily News on Iraq
• Iraq News and Iraqi views from Electronic Iraq
• News in Depth from the Financial Times
• Diplomacy Monitor-Iraq
• IPS Inter Press Service Independent news about Iraq
• Iraqis react with joy, anger to Hussein death sentence CNN story on Hussein's death sentence
• Hometown Baghdad Documentary series shot by an all-Iraqi crew. Tells the stories of three young people trying to survive in Baghdad.

Other

• Operation Iraqi Children
• Iraq Image, a cultural resource on Iraq cities and locations
• Iraqi Truth Project
• Juan Cole, a leading scholar and public intellectual
• The Ground Truth Project—A series of exclusive interviews and other resources capturing the voices of Iraqis, aid workers, military personnel and others who have spent significant time on-the-ground in Iraq.
• Outline of Iraq travel guide from Wikivoyage
• Alternate wiki article about Iraq
• The World Monuments Fund's Iraq Cultural Heritage Conservation Initiative
• Education for Peace in Iraq Center (EPIC)—A Washington DC-based nonprofit organization promoting a free and secure Iraq
• Amnesty International Report on Iraq
• Internal Displacement in Iraq - Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre
• Coalition Provisional Authority Now-defunct occupation authority; site is archived
• Iraq Law from the University of Pittsburgh’s Jurist project
• 1900–2000 a history of Iraq
• US Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq
• Iraqi Familiarization Guide - (546 kilobyte PDF file)
• Short Guide to Iraq (WWII U.S. Military Guide)
• Charity Helping the People of Iraq

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