Iraq, [b] officially the republic of iraq, [c] is a country in west asia Reuters.com is your online source for the latest iraq news stories and current events, ensuring our readers up to date with any breaking news developments It is bordered by saudi arabia to the south, turkey to the north, iran to the east, the persian gulf and kuwait to the southeast, jordan to the southwest, and syria to the west
The country covers an area of 438,317 square kilometres (169,235 sq mi) and has a population of over 46 million, making it the 58th largest. Iraq held parliamentary elections in march 2010 and has a coalition government. Iraq is a country in southwestern asia
The capital city is baghdad. Visit the definitions and notes page to view a description of each topic. Physical map of iraq showing major cities, terrain, national parks, rivers, and surrounding countries with international borders and outline maps Iraq is a parliamentary democracy located in the middle east with a population of more than 31 million people
