Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning 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.Iraq is bordered by Jordan to the west, Syria to the northwest, Turkey to the north, Iran to the east, and Kuwait and Saudi Arabia to the south.

Area

Total 438,317 km2 (50th)
Water (%) 1.1

Population

2009 estimate 31,234,000 (39th)
Density 71.5/km2 (125th)
184.6/sq mi

Currency: Iraqi dinar (IQD)

Time zone

GMT+3 (UTC+3)
Summer (DST) not observed (UTC+3)

Drives on the right

Internet TLD: .iq

Calling code: 964