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

Iraq – sovereign country located in West Asia. It 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. 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

• Pronunciation: ɪˈrɑːk

• Common English country name: Iraq

• Official English country name: The Republic of Iraq

• Common endonym(s): Iraq (العراق)

• Official endonym(s): Iraq

• Adjectival(s): Iraqi

• Demonym(s): Iraqi

Etymology: Name of Iraq

• 58th largest country

• 36th 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

Geography of Iraq

• 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

• Low: Persian Gulf 0 m

• Land boundaries: 3,650km

  1. 1,458 km

  2. 814 km

  3. 605 km

  4. 352 km

  5. 240 km

  6. 181 km

  Coastline: Persian Gulf 58 km

  Population of Iraq: 38,274,618 people (July 2017 estimate) – 36th most populous country

• Area of Iraq: – 58th largest country

• Atlas of Iraq

Environment of Iraq

Environment of Iraq

• 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

• 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

Regions of Iraq

Ecoregions of Iraq

Ecoregions of Iraq

Administrative divisions of Iraq

Administrative divisions of Iraq

Regions of Iraq

Governorates of Iraq

Districts of Iraq

• Municipalities of Iraq

Governorates of Iraq

Governorates of Iraq

1. Baghdad Governorate – Arab, Turkman, Assyrian, Kurdish

2. Saladin Governorate – Arab, Turkman, Kurdish

3. Diyala Governorate – Arab, Turkman, Kurdish

4. Wasit Governorate – Arab, Turkman

5. Maysan Governorate – Arab

6. Basra Governorate – Arab

7. Dhi Qar Governorate – Arab

8. Muthanna Governorate – Arab

9. Al Qadisyah Governorate – Arab

10. Babil Governorate – Arab, Turkman

11. Karbala Governorate – Arab

12. Najaf Governorate – Arab

13. Al Anbar Governorate – Arab

14. Nineveh Governorate – Arab, Turkman, Assyrian, Kurdish

15. Dahuk Governorate – Assyrian, Kurdish, Arab

16. Erbil Governorate – Turkman, Kurdish, Assyrian, Arab

17. Kirkuk Governorate – 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

Districts of Iraq

Municipalities of Iraq

Municipalities of Iraq

Cities of Iraq

• Capital of Iraq: Baghdad

Demography of Iraq

Demographics of Iraq

Government and politics of Iraq

Politics of Iraq

• Occupation of Iraq 2003–2011

• Federal government of Iraq

• Capital of Iraq: Baghdad

• Elections in Iraq

• Political parties in Iraq

• Reconstruction of Iraq

Branches of government

Executive branch

• Head of state: President of Iraq

• Head of government: Prime Minister of Iraq

• Council of Ministers of Iraq

Legislative branch

• Council of Representatives of Iraq (unicameral parliament)

Judicial branch

Judiciary of Iraq

• Supreme Judicial Council of Iraq

• Court of Cassation of Iraq

• Supreme Court of Iraq

• Central Criminal Court of Iraq

Foreign relations of Iraq

Foreign relations of Iraq

• Diplomatic missions in Iraq

• Diplomatic missions of Iraq

• Iraqi diaspora

International organization membership

International organization membership of Iraq The Republic of Iraq is a member of:

• 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

Law of Iraq

• 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

Military of Iraq

Command

Commander-in-chief:

• Ministry of Defence of Iraq

Forces

• Army of Iraq

• Navy of Iraq

• Air Force of Iraq

• Air Defence of Iraq

• Special Operations Forces of Iraq

• Military history of Iraq

• Military ranks of Iraq

Local government in Iraq

Local government in Iraq

History of Iraq

History of Iraq

• Timeline of the history of Iraq

• Current events of Iraq

• History by year: 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 • 2011 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2016 • 2017 • 2018 •

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

• Occupation of Iraq (2003–2011)

Culture of Iraq

Culture of Iraq

• 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

• Art in Iraq

• Cinema of Iraq

• Literature of Iraq

• Music of Iraq

• Television in Iraq

• Theatre in Iraq

Sport in Iraq

Sport in Iraq

Most popular sport: Football (soccer)

Iraq Football Association

• Iraq national football team

• Iraq Super League

• List of football stadiums in Iraq

Economy and infrastructure of Iraq

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2017): 54th (Fifty-Fourth)

• 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

Education in Iraq

Health in Iraq

Health in Iraq

• Deafness in Iraq

See also

Iraq

• List of international rankings

• Member states of the United Nations

• Outline of Asia

• Outline of geography

References

External links

Government

• Iraqi Presidency Website http://www.iraqipresidency.net

• Iraqi Government Website https://www.cabinet.iq

• Iraqi Parliament Website http://www.parliament.iq

• Ministry of Foreign Affairs http://www.mofa.gov.iq

• Ministry of Defense https://web.archive.org/web/20170918022601/http://iraqmod.org/

• Ministry of Oil https://web.archive.org/web/20170802182657/http://www.oil.gov.iq/

• Ministry of Trade https://www.mot.gov.iq

• Ministry of Industry https://web.archive.org/web/20181111035130/http://www.industry.gov.iq/

• Ministry of Higher Education https://www.mohesr.gov.iq

• Kurdistan Regional Government

• New Iraqi government structure (PDF) (As of July 17, 2006)

Overviews

• al-Bab –

• Iraq Inter-Agency Information & Analysis Unit Reports, Maps and Assessments of Iraq from the UN Inter-Agency Information & Analysis Unit

• Encyclopædia Britannica

• BBC News Country Profile –

• CIA World Factbook –

• US State Department – 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

• IPS Inter Press Service Independent news about Iraq

• Iraqis react with joy, anger to Hussein death sentence CNN story on Hussein's death sentence

• 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.

• 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

• IRAQ: Systematic torture of political prisoners. Amnesty International. 2001.

• Internal Displacement in Iraq – Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre

• CPA Iraq (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