Outline of Iraq

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

• 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

• 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

• 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

Administrative divisions of Iraq

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

Governorates of Iraq

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

Municipalities of Iraq

• Cities of Iraq
  • Capital of Iraq: Baghdad

Demography 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

Executive branch of the government of Iraq

• 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

• Council of Representatives of Iraq (unicameral parliament)

Judicial branch of the government of Iraq

• Supreme Court of Iraq
• Central Criminal Court of Iraq

Foreign relations of Iraq

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

International organization membership

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

Law and order in 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

• 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

History of Iraq

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

• 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

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

Economy and infrastructure of Iraq

• 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

Health in Iraq

See also

Arabic language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Kurdish language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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

References

External links

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.
• 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