Iraq

Iraq, officially de Republic of Iraq, be a country insyd West Asia. E be bordered by Saudi Arabia to de south, Turkey to de north, Iran to de east, de Persian Gulf den Kuwait to de southeast, Jordan to de southwest, den Syria to de west. De country dey cover an area of  wey e get a population of over 46 million, wey dey make am de 58th largest country by area den de 31st most populous insyd de world. Baghdad, home to over 8 million people, be de capital city den de largest insyd de country.

A federal parliamentary republic, dem dey consider Iraq an emerging middle power. E be home to a diverse population, geography den wildlife. Chaw Iraqis be Muslim, while significant minorities dey include Christians, Mandaeans, Yazidis, Yarsanis den Jews. Iraqis be ethnically diverse; mostly Arabs, as well as Kurds, Turkmen, Yazidis, Assyrians, Armenians, Domcs, den Shabakis. Arabic den Kurdish be de official languages of Iraq, while dem dey speak Suret, Turkish den Mandaic regionally. Iraq, home to one of de largest oil reserves insyd de world, get a significant oil den gas industry. E sanso be popular for ein agriculture den tourism. At present, Iraq dey rebuild plus foreign support.

 Administrative divisions 
Iraq be composed of nineteen governorates (anaa provinces) (Arabic: muhafadhat, singular ). De governorates be subdivided into districts (anaa ), wich further be divided into sub-districts (anaa ).

 Dohuk
 Nineveh
 Erbil
 Kirkuk
 Sulaymaniyah
 Saladin
 Al Anbar
 Baghdad
 Diyala
 Karbala
 Babylon
 Wasit
 Najaf
 Al-Qadisiyyah
 Maysan
 Muthanna
 Dhi Qar
 Basra
 Halabja

 Demographics 

 Cities and towns 
Main article: List of cities in Iraq
 Largest cities anaa towns insyd Iraq"Iraq cities". citypopulation.de. 16 December 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2023.RankNameGovernoratePop.RankNameGovernoratePop.1BaghdadBaghdad6,719,47711HillahBabylon455,7412MosulNineveh1,361,81912DiwaniyahAl-Qādisiyyah403,7963BasraBasra1,340,82713KutWasit389,3764ErbilErbil1,550,07114DohukDohuk340,8715KirkukKirkuk972,27215Az ZubayrBasra300,7516NajafNajaf as-Sharif747,26116BaqubahDiyala279,1337KarbalaKarbala711,53017FallujahAnbar250,8848SulaymaniyahSulaymaniyah676,49218RamadiAnbar223,5259NasiriyahDhi Qar558,44619SamawahMuthanna221,74310AmarahMaysan527,47220ZakhoDohuk211,964

 References 

 Bibliography 


 Shadid, Anthony 2005. Night Draws Near. Henry Holt and Co., NY, US. .
 Hanna Batatu, "The Old Social Classes and the Revolutionary Movements of Iraq", Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1978.
 Charles Glass, "The Northern Front: A Wartime Diary"' Saqi Books, London, 2004. 
 A Dweller in Mesopotamia, being the adventures of an official artist in the garden of Eden, by Donald Maxwell, 1921 (a searchable facsimile at the University of Georgia Libraries; DjVu & layered PDF format).
 By Desert Ways to Baghdad, by Louisa Jebb (Mrs. Roland Wilkins) With illustrations and a map, 1908 (1909 ed.) (a searchable facsimile at the University of Georgia Libraries; DjVu & layered PDF format).
 Benjamin Busch, "'Today is Better than Tomorrow'. A Marine returns to a divided Iraq", Harper's Magazine, October 2014, pp. 29–44.
 Global Arms Exports to Iraq 1960–1990, Rand Research report



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 External links 

 Key Development Forecasts for Iraq from International Futures

 Government 
 Ur Portal – gateway to government sites
 Presidency – official website of the president of Iraq
 Prime Minister – official website of the prime minister of Iraq
 Statistics – Official website of Central Statistical Organization

 History 
 "History" – Iraqi History at Embassy of the Republic of Iraq in Washington

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