Iraq (irq)

Iraq

Iraq ranks 961st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Zrenjanin, Guantánamo, and Esmeraldas, Ecuador. Memorable people born in Iraq include Ismail al-Jazari, Zubaidah bint Ja`far, and Al-Mustansir. Memorable people who died in Iraq include Al-Nasir, Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, and Al-Qa'im. Iraq has been the birth place of many politicians and companions and the death place of many politicians and social activists. Iraq is located in Iraq.

Iraq, officially the Republic of Iraq, is a country in West Asia and in the geopolitical region known as the Middle East. With a population of over 46 million, it is the 31st-most populous country. It is a federal parliamentary republic that consists of 19 governorates. The country is bordered by Turkey to the north, Iran to the east, the Persian Gulf and Kuwait to the southeast, Saudi Arabia to the south, Jordan to the southwest, and Syria to the west. The capital and largest city is Baghdad. The Iraqi people are diverse; mostly Arabs, as well as Kurds, Turkmen, Assyrians, Armenians, Yazidis, Mandaeans, Persians and Shabakis with similarly diverse geography and wildlife. Most Iraqis are Muslims – minority faiths include Christianity, Yazidism, Mandaeism, Yarsanism and Zoroastrianism. The official languages of Iraq are Arabic and Kurdish; others also recognized in specific regions are Turkish (Turkmen), Suret (Assyrian), and Armenian. Read more on Wikipedia