Outline of Iraq



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

Iraq – sovereign country located in Western Asia. 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. 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 3611 m
 * Low: Arabian 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: Arabian Gulf 58 km


 * Population of Iraq: 38,274,618 people (July 2017 estimate) – 36th most populous country
 * Area of Iraq: 438317 km2 – 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 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
 * 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

 * 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