Iraq (irq)

Iraq

Iraq ranks 1,254th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Royal Alcázar of Madrid, Gävle, and Tolyatti. Memorable people born in Iraq include Ismail al-Jazari, Suhayb ar-Rumi, and Al-Mustansir. Memorable people who died in Iraq include Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, Al-Nasir, and Al-Muti. Iraq has been the birth place of many politicians, and writers and the death place of many politicians, and social activists. Iraq is located in Iraq.

Iraq, officially known as the Republic of Iraq, is a country in West Asia, 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. It 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 country by area and the 31st most populous in the world. Baghdad, home to over 8 million people, is the capital city and the largest in the country. Read more on Wikipedia