Question: Iraq is to the northwest of the country that has a population of what as of 2016?
Sentence (from "Iraq"): Iraq ( , , or ; Arabic: العراق‎ ‎ "al-‘Irāq "; Kurdish: عێراق‎ "Eraq "), officially known as the Republic of Iraq (Arabic: جمهورية العراق‎ ‎ " "; Kurdish: کۆماری عێراق‎ "Komari Eraq ") is a country in Western Asia, bordered by Turkey to the north, Iran to the east, Kuwait to the southeast, Saudi Arabia to the south, Jordan to the southwest, and Syria to the west.
Relevant evidence: Yes