Outline of Iraq explained

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

Iraq – sovereign country located in Western Asia.^[1] 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.^[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

• 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
• 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 36110NaN0
    • Low: Persian Gulf 0 m
  • Land boundaries: 3,650 km

1,458 km

814 km

605 km

352 km

240 km

181 km

• Coastline: Persian Gulf 58 km
• Population of Iraq: 38,274,618 people (July 2017 estimate) – 36th most populous country
• Area of Iraq: 438317km2 – 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

• 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

Government of Iraq

Executive branch of the government of Iraq

• Head of state: President of Iraq, Fuad Masum
• Head of government: Prime Minister of Iraq, Haider al-Abadi
• Council of Ministers of Iraq

Legislative branch of the government of Iraq

• Council of Representatives of Iraq (unicameral parliament)

Judicial branch of the government of Iraq

Court system 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 IraqThe 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

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
  • Special 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
• Post-invasion Iraq, 2003–present

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

See main article: Economy of Iraq 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

See also

Iraq

• List of international rankings
• Member states of the United Nations
• Outline of Asia
• Outline of geography

External links

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: July 21, 2009. Iraq. The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 23, 2009.
2. Web site: Declaration of Principles for a Long-Term Relationship of Cooperation and Friendship Between the Republic of Iraq and the United States of America.