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.
The constitutionally recognized
Kurdistan Autonomous Region includes parts of a number of northern provinces, and is largely self-governing in internal affairs.