Iraq

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Iraq (pronounced /iːˈrɑːk/ ^{(deprecatit template)} or /ɪˈræk/, Arabic: العراق Al-Irāq), offeecially the Republic o Iraq (Arabic: جمهورية العراق (help·info)Jumhūrīyat Al-Irāq, Kurdish: كؤماری عێراق‎‎, Komara Îraqê)^[6] is a kintra in Wastren Asie spannin maist o the northwastren end o the Zagros muntain range, the eastren pairt o the Sirie Desert an the northren pairt o the Arabie Desert.^[7]

Republic o Iraq جمهورية العـراق (Arabic) كۆماريى عێراق (Kurdish)
Banner Coat o airms
Motto: الله أكبر (Arabic) "Allahu Akbar" (transleeteration) "God is the Greatest"
Anthem: "Mawtini" "موطني" "My Homeland"
Caipital and largest city	Baghdad 33°20′N 44°26′E / 33.333°N 44.433°E / 33.333; 44.433
Offeecial leids	Arabic Kurdish
Releegion	Islam
Demonym(s)	Iraqi
Govrenment	Federal pairlamentary republic
• Preses	Barham Salih
• Prime Meenister	Mustafa Al-Kadhimi
Legislatur	Cooncil o Representatives
Unthirldom frae the Unitit Kinrick
Aurie
• Total	437,072 km2 (168,754 sq mi) (59t)
• Water (%)	1.1
Population
• 2016 estimate	38,146,025[1][2] (36t)
• Density	82.7/km2 (214.2/sq mi) (125t)
GDP (PPP)	2017 estimate
• Total	$612 billion[3] (34t)
• Per capita	$16,551[3] (71st)
GDP (nominal)	2015 estimate
• Tot	$240.006 billion[3] (47t)
• Per capita	$6,491[3] (88t)
Gini (2012)	29.5[4] law
HDI (2014)	0.654[5] medium · 121st
Currency	Iraqi dinar (IQD)
Time zone	UTC+3 (AST)
Drivin side	right
Cawin code	+964
ISO 3166 code	IQ
Internet TLD	.iq
Constitution o Iraq, Airticle 4 (1st).

Territorial Organization

Iraq is bordered bi Jordan tae the wast, Sirie tae the northwast, Turkey tae the north, Iran tae the east, an Kuwait an Saudi Arabie tae the sooth. Iraq haes a narrae section o coastline measurin 58 km (35 mile) on the northren Persie Gulf. The caipital ceety, Baghdad is in the centre-east o the kintra.

Twa major rivers, the Tigris an Euphrates, run throu the centre o Iraq, flowin frae northwast tae sootheast. Thir provide Iraq wi agriculturally capable land an contrast wi the steppe an desert landscape that covers maist o Wastren Asie.

Historically, the territory comprisin o the land cawed "Iraq" wis kent in Europe bi the Greek toponym 'Mesopotamie' (Land atween the rivers). Iraq haes been hame tae conteenous successive ceevilizations syne the 6t millennium BC. The region atween the Tigris an Euphrates rivers is identifee'd as the cradle o ceevilization an the birthplace o writin an the wheel.